NISSEN HUT


Meaning of NISSEN HUT in English

n

a large hut shaped like a tunnel, made of curved sheets of metal covering a concrete floor. They were used in Britain, especially during World War II , to store equipment or as temporary shelters for soldiers. They were named after the man who originally designed them.

Compare Anderson shelter , Quonset hut .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.