Quon|set hut

Quon|set hut
Quon|set hut «KWON siht»,
Trademark. a prefabricated building of corrugated metal, shaped like a half cylinder: »

Steel Quonset huts are winning wide acceptance as an important “working tool” on the farm (Time).

[< Quonset Point, Naval Air Station, Rhode Island, where the hut was first built in 1941]

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