plural shanties
: a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood
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Noun (2)
lived just off the beach in a crude shanty
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Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Image That anti-immigrant animosity is driven by a desperation in poor townships and shanty towns where voting and protest seem to make no difference, Ms. Mazwai said.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Then, on the main deck, they’re forced to sing a six-line sea shanty non-stop.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
Deer heads are mounted on the walls, mini-toboggans are nailed to the ceiling, and lumberjack-plaid drapery evokes cabanes à sucre, or sugar shacks, traditional shanties set up in forests where the sap to be turned into maple syrup is harvested.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some shanties are nylon and collapsible while others are wooden and metal structures akin to a small shed.
—Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Image That anti-immigrant animosity is driven by a desperation in poor townships and shanty towns where voting and protest seem to make no difference, Ms. Mazwai said.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Then, on the main deck, they’re forced to sing a six-line sea shanty non-stop.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
Deer heads are mounted on the walls, mini-toboggans are nailed to the ceiling, and lumberjack-plaid drapery evokes cabanes à sucre, or sugar shacks, traditional shanties set up in forests where the sap to be turned into maple syrup is harvested.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shanty
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shanty. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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