Quonset
/ˈkwɒnsɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section. US, also, attributive
"They gave her a round white visitor's badge at one of the gates, and she parked in an enormous lot next to a quonset building painted pink and about a hundred yards long."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Quonset. alt-of
Synonyms
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More examples"They gave her a round white visitor's badge at one of the gates, and she parked in an enormous lot next to a quonset building painted pink and about a hundred yards long."
Etymology
Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.