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 In the summer, check out spike ball, croquet, a giant tumble tower and yoga mats from the activity hut. Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 2 July 2025 Painting, like the thatching of huts, was deemed women’s work, completed after the end of the summer rains, when the harvest was in the granaries. Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025 His Secret to Enjoying a Hike: Hire a sherpa service to take your bag from one hut to the next. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 May 2025 This option is perfect for a ski trip, where lunch and après ski can be enjoyed at one of the huts on the mountain, perhaps local favorites like schnitzel and schnapps. Will McGough, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hut
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Noun
  • Keeping that in mind, the Bills have now been urged to consider a major wide receiver trade ahead of training camp beginning.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Wilson should get plenty of work in training camp practices and preseason games because nowadays starters get most of their work in training camp during joint practices with opposing teams.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • A number of cottage industries in makeshift tin shacks have sprung up on a field next to the Levi's factory.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 20 July 2025
  • Police say on May 28, a shack on the 1300 block of 107th Avenue was shot up by two people driving a Lexus.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
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  • The cabin, meanwhile, is outfitted with new multi-colored ambient LED lighting, a new low-profile shifter design, and a new steering wheel that incorporates two dedicated drive mode buttons and aluminum paddle shifters.
    Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
  • Joseph Eddy, the airline’s director of cabin and in-flight entertainment and connectivity, told me that Delta’s effort is still ongoing.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025

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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hut. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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