Synonyms for quonset huts
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kwon-sit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɒn sɪt |
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Définition of quonset huts
Origin :- 1942, from Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island, where this type of structure was first built, 1941. The place name is from a southern New England Algonquian language and perhaps means "small, long place."
- As in barracks : noun shelter for military
- We lived in quonset huts there, and he lived in a different hut than I did.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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