as in hut
a round tent that was used in the past by Native Americans as a house or shelter
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Recent Examples of wigwam
Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.
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Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
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Audrey G. Bennett,
The Conversation,
10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
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NBC news,
19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
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New York Times,
17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
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AZCentral.com,
4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
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Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
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Quoron Walker,
courant.com,
11 Oct. 2019
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.
—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
—
Audrey G. Bennett,
The Conversation,
10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—
New York Times,
17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—
AZCentral.com,
4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—
Quoron Walker,
courant.com,
11 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigwam
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The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
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An investigation is underway in Fort Lauderdale after officials said that a tiki hut and home caught fire early Thursday morning.
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Six shanties on stilts were damaged in a coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur province due to the quake and taller waves, officials said.
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For gardens with an olde California vibe, wander the grounds at Filoli, the grand estate in Woodside, then maybe drive over Highway 92 to Half Moon Bay for the quaintest, sea-shanty-ist spot on the coast.
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The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.
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Dreamland Flower Farm operates a self-service flower shack, where people can come purchase flowers on the property.
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This tiny Gulf island community is peppered with seafood shacks, art galleries, fishing docks, and spectacular over-water sunsets.
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The Shash Diné hogans were constructed from juniper logs by a master craftsman, then covered with mud or clay.
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Her hogan, completed in 2020, is built out of juniper wood, bark, and sand.
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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.
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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.
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The way the loss came about should be raising alarm bells inside the US camp.
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Across the fence of the compound is another refugee camp, and the children there are celebrating Christ’s resurrection.
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Road imperfections are absorbed with composure, wind noise is reasonably controlled, and the cabin feels quieter than many compact rivals.
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The findings further said that procedures for the evacuations of cabins due to flooding were not reviewed with camp staff and counselors and that the campers were not instructed on how a flood evacuation would happen — making quick-thinking emergency decisions all the more difficult.
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