Nissen hut
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Canadian engineer Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930).
Noun
editNissen hut (plural Nissen huts)
- (British) A prefabricated building, formerly used by the military, having a semicircular roof of corrugated iron.
- 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.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Nissen hut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia