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Nissen hut   /nˈɪsən hət/   Listen
Nissen hut

noun
1.
A prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section.  Synonym: Quonset hut.





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"Nissen hut" Quotes from Famous Books



... the advanced Brigade for to-morrow's show," he said. "The battery positions are only 1600 yards from the Boche, but I think they will be comparatively safe.... I want you all to come along and we'll arrange a headquarters. I've got my eye on a sunken Nissen hut. There's a section commander of another brigade in it, but it ought to be big enough ...
— Pushed and the Return Push • George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)


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