Chalet

//ˈʃæleɪ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

    "Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid."

  2. 2
    a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style wordnet
  3. 3
    A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings. Singapore

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blockhouseboxcabincotcottagehut

Example

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"They have a chalet in the Alps."

Etymology

Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).

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