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as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed

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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees

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Noun
  • Tourists were evacuated from one campground in the area.
    Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • His truck had been stuck in deep snow near Stunner campground in Rio Grande National Forest, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • In the summer, check out spike ball, croquet, a giant tumble tower and yoga mats from the activity hut.
    Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • Painting, like the thatching of huts, was deemed women’s work, completed after the end of the summer rains, when the harvest was in the granaries.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • All sites come with picnic tables, fire rings and tent pads, and pets are allowed at all campsites.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • Chelan County Sheriff's Office found the sister's bodies at a campsite near Leavenworth, Washington in the midafternoon of June 2.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Saunders says those come from a lack of understanding of the reasoning behind the camp.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • The camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s also a new two-tone, flat-bottomed steering wheel adding a sporty touch to the luxurious cabin.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Several travelers suggested hanging it in your shower to eliminate clutter in the cabin.
    Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Given Freudenberger’s expertise transforming everything from ski chalets to surf shacks, the project felt destined to be.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
  • Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar 123 NE 20th Ave., Deerfield Beach Sometime later this summer, the former Bru’s Room near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier will turn into a casual oyster bar and sporty seafood shack.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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