chalet

as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use a mountain chalet for weekend getaways

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Recent Examples of chalet Two lovely dinner options here are the temporary fondue chalet, which, like all the wintertime pop-up fondue restaurants in Switzerland, is remarkably solid and permanent seeming. AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025 The project, which was shot in Austria and is now in post-production, centers on mountaineer Ray Cooper (Brosnan), who runs a chalet with his daughter in the Dolomites, a mountain range in Italy. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brosnan will play a father of two daughters who runs a chalet in the Italian Dolomites. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 The film centers on seasoned mountaineer, Ray Cooper (Brosnan), who operates a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with his daughter, Sydney. Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chalet
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Noun
  • The home's interior is finished in wood too, with decorative cottage-style beams.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In the film, Tomnikov plays a 30-something trauma survivor named Heloisa who arrives at a summer cottage with her new boyfriend and discovers that her boyfriend’s mother, a woman named Anu, is her former psychotherapist with whom Heloisa had fallen out.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were no passengers on board, and two pilots and four cabin crew members were present.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Think world-class meals, free-flowing Champagne, and an incredible cabin crew.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Chalet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalet. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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