Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "hutment" [hutment]

  • An encampment of huts. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hutment" in a sentence
  • "Medical attention: One hutment is reserved for an Infirmary."
  • "A special hutment serves as a washroom and has sufficient taps."
  • "On the day of the visit, the interior of the hutment was littered with uniforms and underclothing hung out to dry - the majority of the prisoners having had to work under adverse conditions the preceding day."