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
  • The family campgrounds are called Buffalo Ridge and Taylor Ridge.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There are a few regulations, such as tree cutting is prohibited at trailheads and in campgrounds.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Its current form—a dream of ultra-luxury now reclaimed by the jungle, having lost out to a community of beach huts—struck me as an apt metaphor for Itacaré.
    David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The hostel also offers access to ice fishing in huts on the Saguenay Fjord, plus an onsite café that regularly features live music.
    Outside, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.
    Outside, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The focus was on Afghanistan, and when to take out the al-Qaeda training camps protected by the country’s Taliban leadership.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Also, Fateh has criticized Frey’s move to clear homeless encampments in the city without offering housing.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
  • San Diego crews have cleared 184 encampments near freeways since the city got access over the summer to state land through a new agreement with the California Department of Transportation.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just down the street from the colossal blue Scientology center (one of LA’s top locations for taking an ironic selfie) is Found Oyster, a delightful and perennially (pleasantly) crowded seafood restaurant inspired by clam shacks on the East Coast.
    Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond the beach—but not too far from it—family-friendly attractions like Broadway at the Beach and the SkyWheel keep the fun going, while the half-mile-long Murrells Inlet MarshWalk offers a stroll past lively seafood shacks, outdoor bars, and live music overlooking the salt marsh.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • All cabins also get pest control treatment during routine maintenance.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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