NISSEN HUT


Meaning of NISSEN HUT in English

[ 'nɪs(ə)n ]

■ noun Brit. a tunnel-shaped hut of corrugated iron with a cement floor.

Origin

early 20th cent.: named after the British engineer Peter N. Nissen .

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