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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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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
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Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are also several huts spread across the prairie.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The former looks like a Caribbean hideaway with huts which are built from bamboo and have thatched roofs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).—
Mazuba Kapambwe,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
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Upon completion, Southwest Golf Ranch will boast a total of 27 heated, covered driving range bays, over two acres of bent-grass range, professional swing-analysis technology, a professional shop offering club-fitting services, group camps and clinics with certified golf instructors and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is high-stakes teenage stuff, and the show leads a second life online, where superfans in opposing camps fire off rounds of GIFs meant to condemn one brother over the other.—
Greta Rainbow,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Newsom said the 9th Circuit’s decisions in the Boise and Grants Pass cases had overly restricted what governments could do about homeless encampments.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Lindsey Appiah will lead the center, while Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage will direct efforts around homelessness and encampments.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands live in tin shacks, lacking basic amenities, such as coal for cooking and heating their homes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Indiana Capital Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Niki Kelly shared on her X/Twitter account that Vance entered the Indiana statehouse through the basement, where media shacks are located, but did not respond to a question about why Indiana should redistrict.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Specifically, there are five ADA-compliant cabins, all in the Terrace Suite category.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Designed for just 20 guests across 12 opulent suites (including two dedicated solo cabins), the vessel offers an unprecedented blend of privacy, comfort and adventure.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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