Nissen hut

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɪsən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nis′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Nis′sen hut′  (nis′ən),USA pronunciation 
  1. a prefabricated, tunnel-shaped shelter made of corrugated metal and having a concrete floor;
    Quonset hut: first used by the British army in World War I.
  • after Lieutenant Colonel Peter north, northern. Nissen (1871–1930), Canadian military engineer who invented it 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nissen hut / ˈnɪsən/
  1. a military shelter of semicircular cross section, made of corrugated steel sheet
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Lt Col. Peter Nissen (1871–1930), British mining engineer, its inventor
'Nissen hut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Quonset hut

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