Meaning Of The Word Quonset hut

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

Quonset hut in American English
a prefabricated shelter made of corrugated metal, shaped like a longitudinal half of a cylinder resting on its flat surface
noun: 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

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

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