Quonset hut{™}

Quonset hut{™}
n
a US military shelter. It is a long metal building with a round roof, like a tunnel above ground. The huts are made in sections which can be put together for soldiers to live in. They have also been used for shops, schools, etc. They were first made for the US Navy in 1941 in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
Compare Nissen hut.

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