Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quonset

/ˈkwɒnsɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: quon-set
IPA: /ˈkwɒnsɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.

American usage

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Quonset.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Quonsets (plural)

Phrases

Nissen hut

Frequently Paired Words

Nissen hut

Synonyms

Quonset hut

Questions

How do you pronounce quonset?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒnsɪt/.
What does quonset mean?: A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.
Where does quonset come from?: Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.

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