Definition

Noun: 1. A group or collection of huts, especially forming a temporary camp: A "hutment" refers to a settlement or encampment consisting of simple, often temporary, hut-like structures. 2. A military encampment of huts: This term is used chiefly in a military context to describe a camp where soldiers are housed in huts.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The soldiers were ordered to build a hutment on the outskirts of the village.
  • After the earthquake, a large hutment was quickly established to shelter the displaced families.
  • The archaeological site revealed the remains of an ancient hutment.

Advanced Usage

• "To establish/set up a hutment": To create or build a camp of huts.
  • The aid organization set up a hutment to provide immediate shelter.
• "A sprawling hutment": Describes a large, often disorganized, camp that has spread out over an area.
  • A sprawling hutment grew around the construction site for the migrant workers.

Variants and Related Words

• Hut (n): A small, simple, single-room shelter, often made of natural materials like wood, mud, or grass.
  • They built a small hut from bamboo and palm leaves.
• Encampment (n): A place where people, especially soldiers, live in tents or temporary shelters.
  • The rebel encampment was hidden in the forest.

Synonyms

• Camp: A place with temporary accommodations, often using tents or huts.
• Settlement: A place where people establish a community, which can be temporary or permanent.
• Bivouac: A temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

Related Phrases

• Hutment area: A specific zone or district designated for such temporary housing.
  • The city council designated a new hutment area on the vacant land.

Noun

1. an encampment of huts (chiefly military)