Hutment

noun

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Noun

1
An encampment of huts.
"This involved the erection of hutments for sleeping quarters, canteen, ablution block, and so on, with temporary sidings for the tunnel train, all of which was contained in the sidings yard at Chapel-en-le-Frith Central station."
2
an encampment of huts (chiefly military) wordnet

Example

"This involved the erection of hutments for sleeping quarters, canteen, ablution block, and so on, with temporary sidings for the tunnel train, all of which was contained in the sidings yard at Chapel-en-le-Frith Central station."

Etymology

From hut + -ment.

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