Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hutment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hut-ment
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An encampment of huts.

Example Sentences

"This involved the erection of hutments for sleeping quarters, canteen, ablution block, and so on, with temporary sidings for the tunnel train, all of which was contained in the sidings yard at Chapel-en-le-Frith Central station."

Etymology

From hut + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hut

Inflected Forms

hutments (plural)

Questions

What does hutment mean?: An encampment of huts.
Where does hutment come from?: From hut + -ment.

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