QUONSET


Meaning of QUONSET in English

[ 'kwɒnsɪt ]

(also ~ hut )

■ noun N. Amer. trademark a prefabricated building with a semi-cylindrical corrugated roof.

Origin

Second World War: named after ~ Point, Rhode Island, where such huts were first made.

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