Nissen hut, Quonset hut - a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section

shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

igloo, iglu - an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

mudhif - a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained

shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger