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hutment

[ huht-muhnt ]

noun

  1. an encampment of huts.


hutment

/ ˈhʌtmənt /

noun

  1. military a number or group of huts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hutment1

First recorded in 1885–90; hut + -ment
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Example Sentences

Long before the hour announced for the service the soldier boys had crowded the hutment to its greatest capacity.

When the General entered the hutment all of the men stood and uncovered and the band stopped abruptly in the middle of a strain.

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