hutments

noun

plural of hutment
1
as in campgrounds
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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2
as in huts
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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  1. campgrounds
  2. huts
  3. campsites
  4. camps
  5. encampments
  6. shacks
  7. cabins
Noun
  • Luther Pass Overflow and Watson Lake campgrounds, which are currently free, would charge $20 for a single site.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Lume That said, fitting a toilet room inside one's smallest, most affordable floor plan is a win in itself, particularly for buyers looking to stray from organized campgrounds with central bathrooms.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of campgrounds
Noun
  • For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of huts
Noun
  • Historic restaurants, coffee shops, bed-and-breakfasts, vacation homes, and campsites make the village an easy weekend getaway.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Yellowstone National Park, which governs a portion of the Thorofare but not Atlantic Creek, where most people fish in June, requires backcountry campers to purchase and reserve campsites ahead of time.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of campsites
Noun
  • The Polisario Front, representing the Indigenous Sahrawi people, seeks self-determination and is supported by Algeria (where the refugee camps are located).
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • After media day, a few teams hit the road for at least a portion of their training camps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • During her time in office, the city has weathered federal immigration raids and witnessed a continuing exit of Hollywood jobs, while residents complain about dirty, crumbling streets and homeless encampments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of Spaniards have protested soaring housing costs and shortages, with encampments spreading from Madrid to cities across the country.
    — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of encampments
Noun
  • Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of shacks
Noun
  • Alaska is far from the first carrier to remodel its cabins, but that might work to its benefit when the fresh product hits the market.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabins
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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