Nissen hut

English

Etymology

Named after Canadian engineer Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930).

Noun

Nissen hut (plural Nissen huts)

  1. (Britain) A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
    • 2015, James Campbell et al., editors, Studies in Construction History, →ISBN, page 244:
      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.
    • 2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “The Rail Live story...”, in RAIL, number 984, page 36:
      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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