Nissen hut

[ nis-uhn ]

/ ˈnɪs ən /

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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

1915–20; after Lieutenant Colonel Peter N. Nissen (1871–1930), Canadian military engineer who invented it

Words nearby Nissen hut

Nishinomiya, nisi, nisi prius, Niskin bottle, Nisqually, Nissen hut, Nistru, nisus, nit, nitchie, nite

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How to use Nissen hut in a sentence

Personally, I don't like a Nissen hut nearly as much as the ordinary straight-walled sort.
The Sword of Deborah|F. Tennyson Jesse
Page 66: "Nisson" changed to "Nissen" (the shape and size of a Nissen hut).
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans
In fact, the room was very much of the shape and size of a Nissen hut.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans
Camblain l'Abb was not a large place, so we were cramped for room, and a Nissen hut had to be built for "C" mess.
The Great War As I Saw It|Frederick George Scott

Our first discovery was a Nissen hut in a dank field on the eastern outskirts.
Pushed and the Return Push|George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

British Dictionary definitions for Nissen hut

Nissen hut

/ (ˈnɪsən) /

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 (1871–1930), British mining engineer, its inventor

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