hut
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal
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(on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc
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a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc
verb
Other Word Forms
- hutlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of hut
1645–55; < French hutte < Frankish, cognate with Old Saxon hutta, Old High German hutt ( e ) a < West Germanic *hudjā; akin to hide 1
Example Sentences
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"So, AI should beware - for this week's predictions I've been gazing at where his hut used to be and thinking 'what would Albert do?'"
From BBC
International and specialist teams have since aided in the search that has stretched down caves, across rivers and into old mining huts.
From BBC
The avalanche occurred as the group of 15 was trying to leave the remote Frog Lake huts in a blizzard beneath avalanche-prone slopes.
From Los Angeles Times
There are now two cabins, a shepherd's hut and a barn.
From BBC
The group of 15 — four paid guides and 11 trip participants — were at the end of a three-day backcountry skiing trip to the Frog Lake huts when the avalanche occurred.
From Los Angeles Times
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