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as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed

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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a group of shabby hutments that had been erected to shelter the refugees

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Noun
  • That includes passes to two campgrounds outside of downtown Telluride.
    Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
  • More than just sand and sea, the area also has a mangrove lagoon, boat launch, playground, picnic areas, boardwalk, and a campground (temporarily closed; check here before going).
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Inna and her family decided to drive to another village about 60 miles away, where Inna's grandparents had a tiny old hut.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Known for not being precious on set, Winslet illustrates this to Dominus by being interviewed for hours in a chilly beach hut on the English coast (Winslet’s idea).
    Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Picnic tables and charcoal grills are available at the campsites and pavilion.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
  • On your way, keep an eye out for island foxes, once endangered, now plentiful and skilled in campsite food thievery.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The money is going toward meals, toiletries, gear and replacing a shower facility at one of the camps, Lewis said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But years later, in 1988, her husband was killed in another round of fighting in the camp.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bad buzz has caught up to the cabin thriller though, which is projecting $3 million and a 72% drop in its second weekend.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Cruise ships often offer a number of cabin upgrade categories, allowing passengers to bid on multiple tiers.
    Richard Sine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Feast On Local Delights In Fort-de-France, welcoming local food shacks and easy-going eateries reign, offering simple but delicious and affordable eats that show-off the region’s best recipes.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Wieland family boat is appropriately called the Transformation, and Cicero himself, who in Brown’s novel is listed as Theodore’s favorite author, is repurposed as the proprietor of the town’s seafood shack.
    Joumana Khatib, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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