"beach hut" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 beach hut.ogg Forms: beach huts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beach hut (plural beach huts)
  1. (UK, Australia) 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. Wikipedia link: beach hut Tags: Australia, UK Related terms: bathing machine

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