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wickiup

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as in wigwam

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Recent Examples of wickiup Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun. — Popular Science, 28 May 2020

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Noun

This could be an A-frame structure of bamboo canes or wigwams.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Definition of wigwam

Noun

Luwi’s father and uncle helped build him a house about thirty feet from Luwi’s family’s hut, in Waieti, a hamlet on a mountainside, more than five thousand feet high, with clouds pooling in the valleys below.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

This is a hogan, a traditional Diné wooden dwelling that has a hole in the side.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Stay in a Sustainable Navajo Hogan For an experience unlike any other, book a stay in a hogan at Shash Diné EcoRetreat, a Native American off-the-grid glamping retreat on a private ranch on the Navajo Nation.

— Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Definition of hogan

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The bill will also allow restaurants to weatherproof and winterize their sheds and require restaurateurs to keep them from becoming trash- and pest-filled shanties.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Despite the upscale ambiance, the onboard vibe is breezy, with casual entertainment that includes a sea-shanty sing-along with the crew.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Definition of shanty

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Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The figure of an older woman working alone in a forest hovel inevitably brings some kind of sorcery to mind, but Hjorth’s earlier novels haven’t made too much of the suggestion.

— Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of hovel

Noun

Clean outdoor grills, burning off food particles and grease, and store them securely in a garage or shed.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
The Tafts have property insurance, which paid out after the Aspen Acres fire burned a barn and a work shed, Christine Taft said.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

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