hoop house

noun

variants or less commonly hoophouse

ˈhüp-ˌhau̇s 

 also  ˈhu̇p-

plural hoop houses also hoophouses

: high tunnel

The Natural Resources Conservation Service initiative provides financial assistance to growers who want to extend their growing season by raising plants inside a high tunnel, commonly called a hoop house.

—Suzanne Featherston

Singh greatly benefited from having 12 out of 20 acres of his farm covered by hoop houses. … These structures protected his crops from the harsh rain and cold weather outside.

—Lara Rivera and Haley Stark

often : a small high tunnel that is typically used for cultivating tender crops or sheltering small livestock (such as chickens or goats)

A hoop house is a portable greenhouse you can make by arching PVC pipe into a frame and covering it in plastic or ventilated garden film.

—Marie Iannotti

Hoop houses for hogs can be constructed for about one-third the cost of total confinement buildings.

—John Crabtree

Now, the tomatoes grow under a hoophouse, and, tethered to a trellis, they are sheltered from intense sun and rain.

—Makaelah Walters

Examples of hoop house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While here, be sure to pop into the native butterfly and moth Gothic-style hoop house as well as the native bee exhibit. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024

Protect the lilac with a hoop house in the early spring. —oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023

Thousands of hoop houses cropped up and police were overwhelmed, nailing only a fraction of the sites. —Andrew Selsky, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023

Other exemplary dishes include spiced duck breast with kohlrabi and local blueberries, and a side of spring carrots grown in a hoop house, dressed in tangy sweet layers of apple and ginger glaze, ajo blanco, golden raisin, and coconut chutney. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 5 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above