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chalet
[sha-ley, shal-ey, shah-le]
noun
plural
chaletsa herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
a kind of farmhouse, low and with wide eaves, common in Alpine regions.
any cottage, house, ski lodge, etc., built in this style.
chalet
/ ˈʃæleɪ, ʃalɛ /
noun
a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves
a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of chalet1
Example Sentences
As ever, the fight choreography is fantastic, especially when Eve arrives in a Stepford-esque ski chalet town where every husband, wife and child has been trained in combat.
And the fourth day was that scene in the chalet with the Fireflies and Joel on the floor.
Winter finds them in a chalet up a snowy mountain, with a return to the lake house for circular closure.
The pair travelled together on a Harrods private jet, she says, and were driven to the upmarket resort of Gstaad, where the Fayed family owned a ski chalet.
It is not known why it was designed in the style of a Swiss chalet but has become a local landmark.
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