quonset
/ˈkwɒnsɪt/
quonset is the alternative letter-case form of Quonset.
Noun capitalized: Quonset
Quonset (plural Quonsets)
- A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.
- They gave her a round white visitor's badge at one of the gates, and she parked in an enormous lot next to a quonset building painted pink and about a hundred yards long.1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 59
- Besides the wind, sand, tumbleweed, and Joshua trees, there was nothing at Muroc except for two quonset-style hangars, side by side, a couple of gasoline pumps, a single concrete runway, a few tarpaper shacks, and some tents.1979, Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff
- Synonyms:
- Quonset hut
Synonyms of quonset
Forms of quonset
| plural | quonsets |
|---|---|
| plural | Quonsets |
| alternative form | quonset |
Origin of quonset
Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.
Phrases with quonset
Questions about quonset
- What does quonset mean?
- Quonset means a prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.
- What is quonset the alternative letter-case form of?
- Quonset is the alternative letter-case form of Quonset.
- What part of speech is quonset?
- Quonset is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quonset?
- Quonset is pronounced /ˈkwɒnsɪt/.
- What is the plural of quonset?
- The plural of quonset is quonsets.
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