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Quonset hut
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.
- 2 a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section wordnet
Etymology
Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.
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