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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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Its 80,000 residents welcome travelers with arms wide open and the area has all the things RV travelers need for a successful trip—from wide roads and easy parking to good food and welcoming campgrounds.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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There will also be local food trucks coffee and hot chocolate huts.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many choose to tackle this brutal journey in two to three days, utilizing the Appalachian Mountain Club’s shuttle and huts along the way for snacks, water, self-serve coffee, and moments to soak it all in.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Several of the city’s small homeless campsites were broken down, leading some of the homeless to enter shelters temporarily.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Our analysis tells us that this blend of rebuilding, new development and camps built for their future purpose as suburbs can work.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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For starters, Laney-Hamilton saw many players on Saturday who have grown from previous camps – both physically and in terms of their games.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers and students who testified at the hearing also focused on pro-Palestine encampments at the University of Wisconsin campuses in spring 2024.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a result, violent crime has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s, tent encampments are at record lows, and for the first time in years, San Franciscans believe our city is moving in the right direction.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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Lobster shacks begin reopening, and boardwalk cafes emerge from hibernation.—
Becca Blond,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Enjoy Balinese massages and a Rainforest hydrothermal circuit featuring hot and cold thermal cabins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even the rooms – called cabins or staterooms – have different names than at hotels.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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