English Explanatory Dictionary

Nissen hut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.

Word forms

Nissen hut Nissen huts

Etymology

Named after Canadian engineer Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930).

Related words

Iris hut Romney hut Quonset Quonset hut
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