Quonset hut

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.
  2. 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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