Quonset

English

Etymology

Named after the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.

Noun

Quonset (plural Quonsets)

(US) A prefabricated building having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron; a Quonset hut.

See also

Nissen hut (UK)

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