Meaning of beach hut | Babel Free

Definitions

A small, single-room building above high-water mark on a beach that is used for changing into swimming clothes, for recreation, or for temporary storage.

Australia, UK

Examples

“2000, Michael Dregni, 101 Uses for an Old Farm Tractor, Voyageur Press, British Columbia, page 29, Kenneth Anderson's 1940s John Deere Model H could also double as a beach hut or lifeguard stand.”

“Beach huts, owned or leased, are not habitable but can be used as a shelter and changing room on the beach.”

“Installed in a stark London gallery, Emin's work symbolized the beach hut as icon of the seaside.”

“As you travel further south there is a string of mellow beach huts with Buddhist names such as Shanti and Nirvana, catering for small numbers of hip, adventurous young Israelis.”

“But you'll have to wait in line in the morning to reserve a beach hut, and one never gets used to the sad sight of parrots, toucans, and cockatoos squawking in their cages.”

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