Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nissen hut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: nis-sen hut
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage

Example Sentences

"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."
"A row of original, large and life-expired MoD 'wriggly tin' Nissen huts close to the Rail Live entrance haven't simply been reskinned, they have been replaced with new, modern equivalents to the original design."

Etymology

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

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Nissen huts (plural)

Phrases

Iris hut Romney hut Quonset hut

Frequently Paired Words

Iris hut Romney hut Quonset Quonset hut

Synonyms

quonset hut

Questions

What does nissen hut mean?: A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
Where does nissen hut come from?: Named after Canadian engineer Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930).

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