chalet

Definition of chaletnext
as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use a mountain chalet for weekend getaways

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Recent Examples of chalet The fireside brunch at the hotel’s Glitretind Restaurant is a must-have meal; wooden trestle tables are heaped with pastries, salads, crepes, cheeses, eggs, and smoked fish (and the requisite carving table), evoking the chalet-chic of Lech, Austria. Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026 Maisons Sibuet also offers a collection of luxury chalets in the area with five-star Fermes de Marie hotel services, including daily breakfasts, afternoon snacks, concierge services, and housekeeping. Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026 Many big-name executives stay in luxury chalets, marketed as high-end corporate retreats with wellness centers, private gyms, Jacuzzis, full wait staff, and private chefs. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026 There were villas and chateaus and chalets and Fifth Avenue apartments. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chalet
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Noun
  • Bonaire Resort-style Cabin Kit Robin Pekkala, an Allwood Outlet brand representative, told Travel + Leisure to think of the structures as additional space outside of your home that can be transformed into a guest cottage, pool house, art studio, yoga room, home office space, or even a music studio.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Kate Middleton spent most of her early life in a 4-bedroom cottage in Bradfield, Berkshire.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • American is likewise revamping its wide-body planes with larger, single business-class cabins, putting in a three-class cabin on new Airbus narrow-bodies and expanding its airport lounges.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Electrical cables on a high-speed line were also severed, and a fire was started at an electrical cabin in the Adriatic town of Pesaro, the railway network said.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026

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“Chalet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalet. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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