1
: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
2
: a simple shelter from the elements
hut
verb
—used to mark a marching cadence
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Noun
smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Feltner, a Florida native, spent his offseason living in a small Quonset hut-style home next to the Intracoastal Waterway in South Florida.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
With the help of private alpine guides, adventurous types can indulge in ski safaris (where guests swoosh across multiple mountains over the course of a day or more and visit various rifugios — authentic mountain huts) and even ski with a legend of the sport.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Just off the gondola entrance sits Club Moritzino, one of the Dolomites’ most enduring mountain huts and a buzzing lunch and apres-ski destination.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Bearing the Spanish word for hut, this restaurant isn’t huge.
—Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Feltner, a Florida native, spent his offseason living in a small Quonset hut-style home next to the Intracoastal Waterway in South Florida.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
With the help of private alpine guides, adventurous types can indulge in ski safaris (where guests swoosh across multiple mountains over the course of a day or more and visit various rifugios — authentic mountain huts) and even ski with a legend of the sport.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Just off the gondola entrance sits Club Moritzino, one of the Dolomites’ most enduring mountain huts and a buzzing lunch and apres-ski destination.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hut. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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