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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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The affected campgrounds are at Raystown Lake, Tioga-Hammond Lake and Cowanesque Lakes in Tioga.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Guests will find hiking, fishing, campgrounds and more on the park’s nearly 2,000 acres.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There is a vault toilet near the entrance, and some of the campsites have fire pits.—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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The 54 campsites are huge and widely spaced, tucked amid striking ancient volcanic rock formations.—
Jenna Blough,
Outside Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Starting in 2016, to help respond to spikes in immigrant crossings that had periodically overwhelmed border stations, Deployed began setting up tent encampments to ease the overcrowding.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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The county has rejected encampments as undignified, potentially unsafe solutions to the homelessness crisis.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tucked away in a valley at the foot of the Elk Mountains about 10 miles outside of Aspen, the estate consists of a 16,600-square-foot main home and seven guest cabins.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
4 Feb. 2025
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Although, as usual, all available cabins for the next cruise were sold out while the ship was still out to sea for this one, the wait list is still an open option here.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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