Illustration of chalet
- chalet 2a
1
: a remote herdsman's hut in the Alps
2
a
: a Swiss dwelling with unconcealed structural members and a wide overhang at the front and sides
b
: a cottage or house in chalet style
Examples of chalet in a Sentence
We stayed overnight at a ski chalet.
a mountain chalet for weekend getaways
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With 18 chalets, a photography studio, and local elephants who walk straight through the lobby, this lodge couldn’t better accommodate those looking to converge a luxury getaway and epic game drives.
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Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
The nature of guilt proves elusive as the archivists learn of the river chalet, a lovely little lodge where a cadre of young, industrious camp administrators went to rest and recharge, to rejuvenate before returning to work long and hard amid the smoke billowing from the crematoria.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Far from your traditional vision of a ski chalet, this four-bedroom home has a lot of things going for it.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
Consequently, as the town was being built, many buildings and structures mimicked Swiss architecture styles (hello, chalets!).
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
The nature of guilt proves elusive as the archivists learn of the river chalet, a lovely little lodge where a cadre of young, industrious camp administrators went to rest and recharge, to rejuvenate before returning to work long and hard amid the smoke billowing from the crematoria.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Far from your traditional vision of a ski chalet, this four-bedroom home has a lot of things going for it.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025
Consequently, as the town was being built, many buildings and structures mimicked Swiss architecture styles (hello, chalets!).
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Chalet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalet. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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chalet
noun
cha·let
sha-ˈlā 
ˈshal-ˌā
1
: a herdsman's hut in the Alps away from a town or village
2
a
: a Swiss dwelling with a roof that sticks far out past the walls
b
: a cottage built to look like a chalet
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