Well attestedNamed from the place
Quonset
noun · first attested 20th century
The wartime hut is named for a point in Rhode Island.
A prefabricated hut with a semicircular corrugated roof.
41.5950°N -71.4150°W · Q1748229
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- Named from the place
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Quonset Point
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Quonset
The design was first produced in 1941 at Quonset Point naval base. The name became generic for the shape.
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