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shack

noun

ˈshak

Definition of shack

as in hut

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms

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Recent Examples of shack The lobster shack in present-day Widow’s Bay, for instance, was repurposed into the dock from which Sarah and the Warren children flee. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 In a town that dresses up the seafood shack classics, Barbary Coast’s Mediterranean menu stands apart. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Its first location was in a small shack on 92nd Street and Western Avenue. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 While HoloHolo Grill is the only restaurant onsite, Kōloa Landing Resort does have a free-standing snack shack poolside serving shave ice and root beer floats along with a handy marketplace just off the lobby. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shack

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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 hut

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The cabin interiors are built from a lovely blonde wood, which was aesthetically pleasing, if a little creaky at times, while the white linens on the comfortable queen bed were a subtle reminder that this is a luxury accommodation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
For the demonstration, the system was installed in the passenger cabin of the ship and worked autonomously.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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