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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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  1. campgrounds
  2. huts
  3. campsites
  4. camps
  5. encampments
  6. shacks
  7. cabins
Noun
  • Wildlife managers in New Mexico and Utah report record numbers of hungry bears have lost their natural hesitancy to raid homes, cars and campgrounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Kauai County announced plans to close all parks and campgrounds and establish five refuge areas Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Lowell’s impacts.
    — Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of campgrounds
Noun
  • Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of huts
Noun
  • About 80 people were evacuated from campsites around the historic Phantom Ranch area of the park.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • State park modern and semi-modern campsites vary, and rates rose between $4 to $10, depending on the location and amenities, the DNR's website noted.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of campsites
Noun
  • Well, the guys who have been through that grind many times over — Mahomes (10 training camps with Reid), Travis Kelce (14) and Chris Jones (11) — say this training camp was unlike any of those past iterations.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There weren’t separate camps of actors, circus artists, dancers, musicians, puppeteers or singers.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Homeless encampments across Pittsburgh remain well below the record levels seen in 2024, but recent county data shows an increase in outdoor homelessness this summer after nearly two years of lower counts.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Most of them have returned to Morocco, but many remain in the enclave, with some living in tent encampments on the beach.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of encampments
Noun
  • Fishermen spend the night in small wooden shacks on the river islands, checking their nets.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike most bare-bones seafood shacks, there’s real table service here, with smiling, friendly servers, to boot.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of shacks
Noun
  • The stone cabins and canteen made of rounded river rocks showcase the rustic, homey appeal of the campground, whose outward appearance had changed little since 1922, according to the NPS.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Travelers who make new bookings through November 9 can take an extra 5% off cabins or 10% off suites on select 2026 to 2028 all-inclusive sailings.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabins
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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