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as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the arriving national guardsmen were forced to live in a hutment until permanent barracks could be constructed
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Noun
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Nearly a third of the July 4 flood deaths occurred in youth camps, RV parks and campgrounds.—
Gretchen Butwid,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Equity LifeStyle Properties Earnings in January showed that business is humming at the real estate investment trust and operator of RV campgrounds and manufactured home communities, according to the bank.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Another $498 charge was made at Sun glass hut in Canada.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are roughly 600 routes to choose from throughout the Dolomites, ranging from beginner-friendly day tours to hut-to-hut mountain adventures designed for intermediate and advanced climbers.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Official hotels in Soria's capital are all fully booked, leaving private home rentals on Facebook Marketplace or rural campsites as the only remaining options.—
Ryan Craggs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, worked through a back issue that sidelined him for all of training camp and passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing a half-dozen of these works in progress.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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And while anglers aren't out fishing in heated ice houses or mobile shacks, the surrounding area has plenty of entertainment, the list noted.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even better, each cabin is assigned a butler who can do just about anything.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate staff, dismiss the expertise of career law-enforcement officials, and fly around the country on a luxury jet with a private rear cabin that is supposed to be used for deportations, according to the Journal.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Hutment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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