Home › Words › Q › quonsetquonset/ˈkwɒnsɪt/quonset means A prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.quonset is pronounced /ˈkwɒnsɪt/.EtymologyNamed after Quonset Point, the place they were manufactured; the placename derives from an Algonquian language.nounA prefabricated building having a roof of corrugated iron and semicircular cross section.e.g.“They gave her a round white visitor's badge at one of the gates, and she parked in an enormous lot next to a quonset building painted pink and about a hundred yards long.” — 1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 59:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.squinch 54% match — A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room. vs quonset →cupola 53% match — A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome. vs quonset →domy 53% match — Shaped like a dome. vs quonset →rondavel 52% match — A traditional circular design of house, typically with a conical roof, commonly thatched. Still used in rural regions, but also popular as a theme in the ambience of resorts, either as chalets or as cheap utility buildings. vs quonset →portacabin 51% match — A prefabricated hut that is transportable, often used as an office or for storage. vs quonset →birotunda 50% match — A structure made of two adjoined rotundas. vs quonset →clochán 50% match — An old dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly found on the southwest Irish coast. vs quonset →caravilla 50% match — A small prefabricated home. vs quonset →