Quonset

quonset English thumb Alternative forms en quonset Etymology Named after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an en alg - language. Pronunciation en /ˈkwɒnsɪt/ Noun en US also attributive A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section. en Quonset hut 1976 59 They gave her a round white visitor's badge at one of the gates, and she parked in an enormous lot next to a quonset building painted pink and about a hundred yards long. en 1979 Tom Wolfe The Right Stuff Besides the wind, sand, tumbleweed, and Joshua trees, there was nothing at Muroc except for two quonset-style hangars, side by side, a couple of gasoline pumps, a single concrete runway, a few tarpaper shacks, and some tents. See also en Nissen hut UK en terms derived from toponyms