hut

Noun
  1. Temporary military shelter (synset 103555333)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
    subtypes: nissen hut, quonset hut - a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section
    same as: army hut, field hut
  2. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling (synset 103552234)
    is a type of: shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
    subtypes:
    • igloo, iglu - an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
    • mudhif - a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained
    same as: hovel, hutch, shack, shanty

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