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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Christina Liao, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
He wasn’t born in a hospital, but to a midwife in a circular mud hut with a grass roof.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Vibe check: The high curved ceiling of the Quonset hut and a wall of windows lend the space the open-air feeling of the West Texas desert.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
The hut was at Hanslope Park, a military-run establishment in the middle of nowhere, England.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There’s a massage hut on the adults-only side of the beach that’s calling your name.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
He wasn’t born in a hospital, but to a midwife in a circular mud hut with a grass roof.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Vibe check: The high curved ceiling of the Quonset hut and a wall of windows lend the space the open-air feeling of the West Texas desert.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
The hut was at Hanslope Park, a military-run establishment in the middle of nowhere, England.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hut. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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