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Nissen huts

Nissen huts is the plural of Nissen hut.

Meaning of Nissen hut

Noun

Nissen hut (plural Nissen huts)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
    • A group of six men could erect a Nissen hut in just four hours. Its design could be easily modified for a range of uses such as hospitals, kitchens, drying rooms and bathhouses.2015, James Campbell et al., editors, Studies in Construction History, →ISBN, page 244

Questions about Nissen huts

What is Nissen huts the plural of?
Nissen huts is the plural of Nissen hut.

Words near Nissen huts in the dictionary

  1. Nisse
  2. nissei
  3. nisseis
  4. Nissen
  5. Nissen hut
  6. Nissen huts
  7. nisses
  8. Nissewaard
  9. Nissitissit
  10. Nissl
  11. Nissl bodies

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