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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hutments
  1. campgrounds
  2. huts
  3. campsites
  4. camps
  5. encampments
  6. shacks
  7. cabins
Noun
  • More than 80 people were evacuated from riverside campgrounds before floodwaters reached dangerous levels, the governor said.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Guadalupe River State Park entices visitors with its cool waters for tubing, paddling, and swimming and family-friendly campgrounds.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of campgrounds
Noun
  • In the summer, the huts are staffed and the meals are famously hearty.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 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
Definition of huts
Noun
  • This Gilroy camping destination, with 54 tent campsites, was surprisingly underpopulated on an overnight visit a few years back, given its amenities.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Two campsites along the way let hikers turn the trek into a day trip or an overnight stay, and most experienced trekkers recommend the overnight for the atmosphere and the chance to meet fellow hikers around camp.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of campsites
Noun
  • What unites them is the belief that camps can help mold character and instill the values children will carry into adulthood.
    — Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Kansas City’s World Cup hosting duties have ended, but the city is guaranteed to have a presence in the championship game with Argentina and England holding base camps in KC.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Homeless encampments that serve as places for drug addicts to shoot up line several vacant and overgrown lots.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • San Franciscans have seen encampments pop up all over the city, but a large, sprawling line of tents were set up overnight on Battery Street.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of encampments
Noun
  • By 1975, Pierce had 20 shacks around Chicago, franchised to family or friends.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Beginning near Trenton and winding across Mount Desert Island, the route takes travelers from waterfront lobster shacks and the shops of Bar Harbor to the granite peaks, carriage roads, and rugged coastline that the park is known for.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of shacks
Noun
  • This former Girl Scouts of Wisconsin campground 45 minutes from Milwaukee has three group tent sites, an eclectic collection of vintage trailers, and eight 1940s Girl Scout camp cabins.
    — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
  • The look and feel of the 65 standalone cottages and cabins—some with floor-to-ceiling windows and fireplaces, others with private decks or outdoor firepits—is essential to the property.
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Definition of cabins
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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