Quonset hut
[ kwon-sit ]
/ ˈkwɒn sɪt /
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Trademark.
a semicylindrical metal shelter having end walls, usually serving as a barracks, storage shed, or the like, developed for the U.S. military forces from the British Nissen hut at Quonset Naval Base in Rhode Island.
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British Dictionary definitions for Quonset hut
Quonset hut
/ (ˈkwɒnsɪt) /
noun
trademark US a military shelter made of corrugated steel sheet, having a semicircular cross sectionBrit equivalent: Nissen hut
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