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Nissen hut
[ nis-uhn ]
/ ËnÉȘs Én /
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noun
a prefabricated, tunnel-shaped shelter made of corrugated metal and having a concrete floor; Quonset hut: first used by the British army in World War I.
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Origin of Nissen hut
1915â20; after Lieutenant Colonel Peter N. Nissen (1871â1930), Canadian military engineer who invented it
Words nearby Nissen hut
Nishapur, Nishinomiya, nisi, nisi prius, Niskin bottle, Nissen hut, Nissl substance, Nistru, nisus, nit, nitchie
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British Dictionary definitions for Nissen hut
Nissen hut
/ (ËnÉȘsÉn) /
noun
a military shelter of semicircular cross section, made of corrugated steel sheetUS and Canadian equivalent: Quonset hut
Word Origin for Nissen hut
C20: named after Lt Col. Peter Nissen (1871â1930), British mining engineer, its inventor
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