Meaning Of The Word Nissen hut

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Nissen hut
countable noun: A Nissen hut is a military hut made of metal. The walls and roof form the shape of a semi-circle.

Nissen hut in American English
a prefabricated shelter of corrugated metal shaped like a cylinder cut vertically in two and resting on its flat surface: first used by the Brit. Army in WWI
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

Nissen hut in British English
noun: a military shelter of semicircular cross section, made of corrugated steel sheet

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