hutments

Definition of hutmentsnext
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
  • Campsites There are no campgrounds inside the park.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
  • Dogs are allowed in the day-use areas and campgrounds, and on North Beach.
    Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The sounds grew louder, and soon armed and masked men were swarming the village, setting its straw huts on fire and indiscriminately shooting villagers.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • It’s dotted by trabocchi, wooden fishing huts with nets that get lowered into the sea to catch fish, many of which have been converted into restaurants that serve the catch of the day.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • However, several primitive campsites, boat ramps, and fishing piers sprinkled across the area give plenty of access to enjoy the lake at your leisure.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • In addition to its 144 campsites, per the park’s website, amenities include two swimming pools, picnic areas, playgrounds, pavilions, a boat launch, tennis and basketball courts, and an amphitheater.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Without due process, everyone of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast was forced to abandon (or sell, usually at a significant loss) their homes, farms and businesses before being put in camps like Manzanar.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Lewis had a successful solo career, her breakup with Sennett left some lasting scars, professionally and personally, and communication between the two camps seemed largely nonexistent.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • From clearing encampments to building affordable housing, some of the Los Angeles mayoral candidates laid out competing visions for how to address the city's homelessness crisis, and city spending during a two-day forum.
    Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The visuals cut to homeless encampments, graffiti, and fire.
    Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Bite Into a Burger Staunton offers an exciting diversity of wine bars, coffee shops, taco shacks, and tasting rooms, but don't miss their elevated burger joints.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • There are upwards of 30 galleries in town, interspersed among the quintessential gift boutiques, fudge shops, and lobster shacks.
    Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The 18 Americans aboard the ship arrived stateside on Monday after days inside their cabins, before returning to quarantine in facilities designed to house people exposed to infectious diseases.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 May 2026
  • Yet in what could have been another existential and very French tale of impossible love, albeit one set predominantly in the cabins of 18-wheelers or anonymous roadside rest stops, Le Gall has boldly chosen to offer up the possibility of redemption.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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