hutments

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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Noun
  • Where to Stay The park has two campgrounds, Cedar Pass and Sage Creek, but visitors can also opt for backcountry camping.
    Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • The Blue Lagoon purchased the property and began welcoming guests in 2023 across a hotel, a set of private lodges, huts, a hostel, and a campsite.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Multiple campsites remained open in Los Padres National Forest, even over the weekend.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The Missouri River and Lewis and Clark campsites and Indian tepee rings still intact!
    Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • By replacing passive screen time with active participation, camps give children the opportunity to create, explore and connect.
    Lauren Barr, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • There are many different ways to take active vacations including niches such as white water rafting, surfing schools, yoga retreats, and triathlon training camps.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Roden-Reynolds, the epidemiologist Lea Hamner, and Virginia Barbatti, the executive director of a nonprofit called Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard, were hunched over their laptops at locations around the island, scrutinizing a map of enemy encampments.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Antioch, said Torres-Walker, already spends millions on code enforcement contracts to clear encampments around the city.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Police said two Mozambican men were killed during violence in late May in Mossel Bay, a coastal town in the Western Cape, where more than 50 shacks in an informal settlement were burned.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The Viking Mississippi by contrast has 193 cabins for a maximum of 386 passengers.
    Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The high-end camping company offers Airstream suites, polished cabins, fire pits, design-forward amenities and access to iconic outdoor destinations.
    Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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