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 Eight historic mountain huts connect the seven stages of the trail. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 12 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for hut
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Noun
  • The competition between Grayson Loftis (Duke), Conner Harrell (North Carolina), and Zack Wilcke (NW Mississippi) has continued through the summer and will retake center stage as camp begins.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
  • Stutsman, a linebacker who played at Oklahoma, is in camp as an NFL rookie with the New Orleans Saints.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Our five-day itinerary on Mount Desert Island was intended to recapture that magic, with visits to nearly every corner of Acadia, along with enough lobster shacks, pie stands, forest preserves, and coastal villages to fill an entire summer.
    Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
  • 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
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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 6 Aug. 2025.

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