Nissen hut
nounEtymology
Named after Canadian engineer Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930).
Definitions
A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of…
A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
- 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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA