APT Australian Pictorial Thesaurus National and State Libraries Australasia images, australia 2001-05-23 2012-08-05 15:55:50 en Nissen hutsquonset huts A prefabricated shelter with the shape of a long. slightly flattened cylinder, usually built of steel sheet, especially for use by soldiers. Named after the inventor Colonel PN Nissen, a British mining engineer (1871-1930) 2009-05-09 17:11:05