Quonset hut

American  

[kwon-sit] / ˈkwɒn sɪt /

Trademark.

1. 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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Quonset hut British  

/ ˈkwɒnsɪt /

noun

1. Brit equivalent: Nissen hut.  a military shelter made of corrugated steel sheet, having a semicircular cross section

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Example Sentences

After 50 years, Hodges still owns the Quonset hut that houses the club.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

The winery’s centerpiece is a Quonset hut, once a tractor and farm equipment storage shed turned into a rustic chic event space.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

At the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, there are approximately 76,000 containers of ethanol specimens, mostly stored in a World War-II-era Quonset hut, which is made from corrugated steel and is uninsulated.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023

I remember standing in the back of the Quonset hut that was the Masters press building and seeing Dan pause from his typewriter and slowly look around the room.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 6, 2020

I followed Henry and Tino to the far end of the Quonset hut, about twenty yards down through the cool, dark, window- less building.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor