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
  • While both campgrounds remain open year-round, water is shut off and restrooms are closed between October and April.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026
  • But they are frequently forced to go back to crowded campgrounds for a power hookup when their battery runs out, ending their true freedom.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The company runs five-day treks from Vail to Aspen, linking 10th Mountain Division huts.
    Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • In summer, skiers can enjoy Palmer Snowfield all the way into August (the longest ski season in North America), while hikers can trek from Timberline's parking lot to wildflower meadows and rustic huts.
    Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Standard campsites are $16 per night; electrical sites are $30.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026
  • 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, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • While the Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final organized team activity workout Thursday in Frisco, wide receiver George Pickens was in South Texas hosting a pair of youth camps in McAllen and Corpus Christi.
    Nick Harris June 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • For the players who hail from across the country to any number of such camps dotted across the land, the aim is to be spotted and noted, to land on the radar in this relentlessly competitive game of recruiting.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Bass also accused Raman of repeatedly opposing efforts to address encampments near schools and increase police staffing.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • The protests, held in the rain and at encampments along the route to the Zócalo have claimed the life of one teacher and left another seriously injured.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • While this area of Morgan Park just west of I-57 is rife with new development, the houses where the fire broke out were older shacks — one a brick structure, the other a frame structure with siding.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Gangmasters often put workers in overcrowded shacks; workers die of not just killings like this one, but also of suicide or accidental fires or extreme cold and heat.
    Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Myriad cabins and lodges, such as Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, provide a cozy basecamp between mountain outings.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
  • Staff work out of greenhouses, laboratories and cabins in urban areas like Baltimore and in more rural offices near the 193 million acres of national forest and grassland that the agency manages.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 6 June 2026
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“Hutments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutments. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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