1
: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
2
: a simple shelter from the elements
hut
verb
—used to mark a marching cadence
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Noun
smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
According to the official Mount Fuji website, all trails to the summit are closed and most of the trail signs have been removed, with all huts, toilets and first aid stations also shut for the off season.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
His favorite part of any tour is telling people that each pile of stones is a chimney from the huts the soldiers built.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Prince William proposes to Kate Middleton William popped the question in a cabin hut roughly 11,000 feet above sea level on the side of Mount Kenya in Africa.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
After battling nine days of brutal heat, zero security, and rough nights in mud huts, the Clooneys returned to the U.S. in time for a rally organized by the Save Darfur Coalition on the National Mall, where other speakers included then Senator Barack Obama.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
According to the official Mount Fuji website, all trails to the summit are closed and most of the trail signs have been removed, with all huts, toilets and first aid stations also shut for the off season.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
His favorite part of any tour is telling people that each pile of stones is a chimney from the huts the soldiers built.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Prince William proposes to Kate Middleton William popped the question in a cabin hut roughly 11,000 feet above sea level on the side of Mount Kenya in Africa.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hut. Accessed 26 May. 2025.
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