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| has gloss | eng: A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanised steel having a semicircular cross section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I. The name comes from their site of first manufacture, Quonset Point, at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville (a village located within the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island). |
| lexicalization | eng: Quonset Hut |
| instance of | (noun) a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel barrack |
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| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Un capanno Quonset (in inglese Quonset hut) è una struttura prefabbricata leggera realizzata con lamiera zincata ondulata, a sezione semicircolare. |
| lexicalization | ita: capanno Quonset |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: O barracão Quonset (em inglês "Quonset hut"), em arquitectura militar, é um tipo de construção provisória muito utilizado pelas forças armadas dos Estados Unidos da América durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. |
| lexicalization | por: Quonset hut |
| Media | |
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| media:img | GertTownJuly2008TireQHut.jpg |
| media:img | Quonset hut emplacement in Japan.jpg |
| media:img | Quonset hut s maria 1.JPG |
| media:img | Quonset hut s maria 5.JPG |
| media:img | Quonset.jpg |
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