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noun
A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, also, attributive
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Synonyms: Quonset hut
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Quonset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.
