かまぼこ兵へい舎しゃ

noun

Quonset hut

A prefabricated, semicylindrical structure made of corrugated metal, originally used by the US military and later adopted in Japan. The name comes from its resemblance to a kamaboko (fish cake) shape.

• 基き地ちの跡あと地ちには、古ふるいかまぼこ兵へい舎しゃがまだ残のこっている。

  Old Quonset huts still remain on the former base site.

• 戦せん後ご、かまぼこ兵へい舎しゃは倉そう庫こや仮か設せつ住じゅう宅たくとして使つかわれた。

  After the war, Quonset huts were used as warehouses and temporary housing.