chalet
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cha·let
(shă-lā′, shăl′ā)n.
1.
a. A wooden dwelling with a low-pitched roof and wide eaves, common in Alpine regions.
b. A cottage or lodge built in this style.
2. The hut of a herder in the Swiss Alps.
[French, from Swiss French, possibly diminutive of *cala, shelter.]
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chalet
(ˈʃæleɪ; French ʃalɛ)n
1. (Architecture) a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves
2. (Architecture) a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc
[C19: from French (Swiss dialect)]
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cha•let
(ʃæˈleɪ, ˈʃæl eɪ)n.
1. a wooden house common in rural Alpine regions, having very wide eaves, exposed structural members, and often decoratively carved brackets, stair and balcony railings, etc.
2. any cottage, house, ski lodge, etc., built in this style.
3. a herder's hut in the Swiss Alps.
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chalet
A Swiss mountain hut.
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chalet
(ˈʃӕlei) , ((American) ʃӕˈlei) noun2. a small (wooden) house used by holidaymakers etc. bungalow
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