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Quonset hut

noun

  1. a prefabricated building consisting of a semi-cylindrical corrugated metal roof on a bolted steel foundation
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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. A lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel, having a semicircular cross section.