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 Will prisons and gallows not take the place of the open hut and the tall tulip tree where the bird built its nest? Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 These hiking huts are located along the Fuji trails and are available to rent for people who opt to stay overnight rather than try to complete the entire hike in a single day. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025 Later that day, they were moved to a ramshackle hut of metal and wood. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025 Right now, there’s an ice cream stand, a double wide mobile home which sells non-food items and a grocery hut, as well as a pizza oven in the back. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hut
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Noun
  • Saunders says those come from a lack of understanding of the reasoning behind the camp.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • The camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar 123 NE 20th Ave., Deerfield Beach Sometime later this summer, the former Bru’s Room near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier will turn into a casual oyster bar and sporty seafood shack.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
  • Given Freudenberger’s expertise transforming everything from ski chalets to surf shacks, the project felt destined to be.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Fundy Trail Provincial Park dark-sky preserve: There are plans to add an RV park and cabins to the campground at this 6,323-acre (2,559 hectares) park with a scenic drive along the Bay of Fundy coast, hiking and biking trails, coastal lookouts, beaches and waterfalls.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 July 2025
  • Around the same time, video obtained by CNN shows a cabin at the boys Camp La Junta floating away in the floodwaters.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 12 July 2025

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hut. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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