hutment

[ huht-muhnt ]

noun

1. an encampment of huts.

hutment

/ ˈhʌtmənt /

noun

1. military a number or group of huts

Word History and Origins

Origin of hutment¹

First recorded in 1885–90; hut + -ment

Example Sentences

Long before the hour announced for the service the soldier boys had crowded the hutment to its greatest capacity.

From Project Gutenberg

When the General entered the hutment all of the men stood and uncovered and the band stopped abruptly in the middle of a strain.

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