Quonset hut

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.

Noun[edit]

Quonset hut (plural Quonset huts)

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

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