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chalet
/ˈʃæˌleɪ/
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What does chalet mean?
noun
- An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
- A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈʃæˌleɪ/
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He bade them good-night at the door of their chalet, and then slowly strolled back to the Casino.
It was not posing as a Greek temple or a Swiss chalet, but simply a strong, rough, honest, grain elevator.
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The two occupants of the chalet dined together, and the young man informed his companion that his marriage was now an assured fact.
I was delighted to see that in this instance the usual log cabin was only the lower floor of a small house, which bore a delightful resemblance to a Swiss chalet.
It led into Wordsworth Avenue just behind Weintraub's drug store, over the rear of which hung the great girders and trestles of the "L" station, a kind of Swiss chalet straddling the street on stilts.