as in camp
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake

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Recent Examples of hut Rescuers were alerted about the avalanche by the staff from a nearby backcountry hut. Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 The group going above the hut to the left will ascend higher to a saddle below Mount Kemmel and ski a wide, pristine pitch called Springboard. Jesse James McTigue, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025 The new Gathering Grounds coffee hut that opened March 8 is looking to create a new identity from the previous businesses that occupied the space, said owner Danica Strand. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 And after spending time with the reindeer, guests can warm up in a traditional Finnish hut called a kota and enjoy gingerbread cookies around the fire while listening to Niilo tell stories. Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hut
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Noun
  • These are players whose names wouldn't be on everybody's lips, even three camps ago.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But don’t be surprised if Miami adds another young quarterback because the Dolphins need an extra arm or two for training camp.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The pair moved into a stuccoed beach shack in Malibu, and spent the next four years cooking for friends and family, playing guitar and raising dogs and turtles.
    Nathan Taylor Pemberton, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There are more than 80 sugar shacks scattered across the province, and each is unique.
    Debbie Olsen, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Zoe marries and becomes a mother in suburban New Jersey, while Cassie retreats to an off-the-grid cabin in Alaska.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Infuriated by what’s been related to him, back in their cabin, Wihan threatens Harry.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hut. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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