Quonset hut

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɑnsɪt ˌhʌt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwon′sit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
Quon•set hut /ˈkwɑnsɪt ˌhʌt/USA pronunciation   [Trademark.][countable]
  1. Architecture, Building, Trademarksa rounded, metal, prefabricated shelter.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Quon′set hut′  (kwon′sit),USA pronunciation [Trademark.]
  1. Architecture, Building, Trademarksa semicylindrical metal shelter having end walls, usually serving as a barracks, storage shed, or the like, developed for the U.S. military forces from the British Nissen hut at Quonset Naval Base in Rhode Island.

'Quonset hut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nissen hut

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