shanty

[US]/'ʃæntɪ/
[UK]/'ʃænti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (American) a small, crudely built shack; a low-quality bar or inn

vi. to live in a small shack

Phrases & Collocations

sea shanty

sailor's shanty

traditional shanty

folk shanty

Example Sentences

fixing up the shanty

Real-world Examples

James Collins' shanty was considered an uncommonly fine one.

Source: Selected Works from Walden Pond

Dozens of poor neighborhoods called shanty towns were crushed to the ground.

Source: VOA Special English: World

That first rod hangs on the wall of her shanty to this day.

Source: National Geographic Anthology

Some houses had boarded up windows, and others looked more like patched-up shanties than homes.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Similar shanty towns were also destroyed in other Indian cities where lower-level G20 meetings are taking place.

Source: VOA Special English: World

I assume you're referring to the sea shanty. It's a rhythmic work song designed to increase productivity.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

Kenyan athletes are finally on their way home from the Olympics after being stranded in a shanty town in Rio.

Source: BBC Listening August 2016 Collection

They describe them as looking like ice fishing shanties.

Source: Airborne English Classroom: Advanced Edition - Peng Menghui English

The classic Roma image is poor people in shanty towns.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

So, that's shanty, tenement, and apartment.

Source: 2010 English Cafe

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