hutment en · NOUN
Etymology
From hut + -ment.
Meanings
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An encampment of huts.
This involved the erection of hutments for sleeping quarters, canteen, ablution block, and so on, with temporary sidings for the tunnel train, all of which was contained in the sidings yard at Chapel-en-le-Frith Central station.
1957 June 14, “Relining Dove Holes Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hutments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
ga bothchampa (an encampment of huts)