Nissen hut
[ nis-uh n ]
/ ˈnɪs ən /
noun
a prefabricated, tunnel-shaped shelter made of corrugated metal and having a concrete floor; Quonset hut: first used by the British army in World War I.
Origin of Nissen hut
1915–20; after Lieutenant Colonel Peter N.
Nissen (1871–1930), Canadian military engineer who invented it
British Dictionary definitions for nissen hut
Nissen hut
/ (ˈnɪsən) /
noun
a military shelter of semicircular cross section, made of corrugated steel sheet
US and Canadian equivalent: Quonset hut
Word Origin for Nissen hut
C20: named after Lt Col. Peter
Nissen (1871–1930), British mining engineer, its inventor