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Quonset hut Definition


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Quonset hut
noun
    (US)
    1. trademark.
      A temporary semicircular prefabricated metal shelter for housing military personnel. Compare Nissen hut.
Etymology: 1940s: named after Quonset Point, Rhode Island where the first huts were made.



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