hutment

noun

hut·​ment ˈhət-mənt 

1

: a collection of huts : encampment

2

: hut

Synonyms

• bivouac
• camp
• campground
• campsite
• encampment

Examples of hutment in a Sentence

the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed

a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1