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Quonset — [ kwɒnsɪt] (also Quonset hut) noun N. Amer. trademark a prefabricated building with a semi cylindrical corrugated roof. Origin Second World War: named after Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where such huts were first made … English new terms dictionary
Quonset — Quon·set (kwŏnʹsĭt) A trademark used for a prefabricated portable hut having a semicircular roof of corrugated metal that curves down to form walls. This trademark often occurs in attributive contexts in print: “a Quonset building that once… … Universalium
Quonset — noun A trademark for a prefabricated building having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron; a Quonset hut … Wiktionary
Quonset — n. US propr. a prefabricated metal building with a semicylindrical corrugated roof. Etymology: Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where it was first made … Useful english dictionary
Quonset Point — is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is contained entirely within the town of North Kingstown. coord|41.595|N|71.415|W|type:airport Quonset Point was the location of Naval Air Station Quonset Point, a… … Wikipedia
Quonset Point — Gewässer Narragansett Bay Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Quonset hut — ☆ Quonset hut [kwän′sit ] n. [< Quonset, a trademark, after Quonset Point, R.I., where first manufactured] a prefabricated shelter made of corrugated metal, shaped like a longitudinal half of a cylinder resting on its flat surface … English World dictionary
Quonset Glacier — (coord|85|19|S|127|5|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a glacier about 20 miles (32 km) long which drains the north slopes of Wisconsin Range between Mount LeSchack and Ruseski Buttress and trends west northwest to enter the north … Wikipedia
Quonset hut — 1942, from Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island, where this type of structure was first built, 1941. The place name is from a southern New England Algonquian language and perhaps means small, long place … Etymology dictionary
Quonset hut® — /kwonˈset or kwonˈsit hut/ noun The US equivalent of the Nissen hut … Useful english dictionary
