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 fire is about a mile west of the coal mine’s guard shack near the highway and County Road 17. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025 The cheeseburgers at Mama’s Snack shack are $5.50 for a single and $8.60 for a double. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 Jordon’s Version Hancock, Maine, is a fishing community along a highway that has a small market, a post office and a few roadside seafood shacks. Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025 The project proposal includes parking for golfers and a starter shack for the course. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shack
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Noun
  • On the state's southwest coast on June 21, three people suffered minor injuries after lightning struck a tiki hut on the beach, according to the Marco Island Police Department.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • And women peering out of small wooden huts in epic Arctic wildernesses.
    James Rebanks June 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Green Bay’s first training camp practice is July 23.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Keeping that in mind, the Bills have now been urged to consider a major wide receiver trade ahead of training camp beginning.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Fundy Trail Provincial Park dark-sky preserve: There are plans to add an RV park and cabins to the campground at this 6,323-acre (2,559 hectares) park with a scenic drive along the Bay of Fundy coast, hiking and biking trails, coastal lookouts, beaches and waterfalls.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 July 2025
  • Around the same time, video obtained by CNN shows a cabin at the boys Camp La Junta floating away in the floodwaters.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 12 July 2025

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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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