Used in a Sentence

chalet

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chalet.

Editorial note

We've only done 1 meetup so far, at a ski chalet in the Alps, and it was great.

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Quick take

An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chalet gathered in one view.

noun

An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

noun

(Singapore) 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.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chalet.

noun

An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

noun

(Singapore) 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.

Example sentences

1

We've only done 1 meetup so far, at a ski chalet in the Alps, and it was great.

2

British/Canadian term for going to the cottage, chalet or camp located in a rural or semi-rural area.

3

Eric reads your post from the deck of his chalet in Deer Valley, smiling wryly to himself...

4

You used to make more, so you own your little chalet, and you've got a nest egg of $4.5 million.

5

Sunrise in a mountain lodge in the mornings, sunny office or ski chalet in the afternoons.

6

Not totally isolated but a few kms from a main road with a chalet and something.

7

He had to stay at the chalet for most of the rest of the trip, missing out on some glorious snow.

8

That’s something you can cry about from your mountain chalet or beachfront vacation home.

9

You can not claim the world is peaceful and utopia is at hand, sitting in a ski chalet in the alps- while the whole mountain slowly comes down with that house on it.

10

I live with a persistent dread of alpine vistas, chalet architecture, Tyrolean hats, even cheese with holes in it.

11

The road leads to a chalet, and the only one who it benefits is the chalet's owner, making it easier for his drunkard customers to drive right to it on the weekends, with zero walking involved.

12

How else would they get home to their chalet in an inaccessible part the woods six hundred miles from the office at the end of a work-day?

Quote examples

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A "chalet adosado" was the dream of every Spanish born in the 60s in a city.

2

"[In 1983] the couple bought the building where they live today." "<Moving to a chalet in the Alps> struck some in his circle as unfathomably strange" == Sounds like the rent is covered.

3

For Swissair you're more likely to hear "it's your fault" because Americans don't understand some concepts that are normal here, like reserving your seat, or, nor swissair related, wire transferring your chalet fee bank-to-bank rather than going through a third-party like Airbnb.

4

Not to mention taking advantage of the deduction by "volunteering" at your friend's charity in some kind of fuzzily-defined "advisory" role, probably by attending a series of "thought camps" with your friend at his villa in The Bahamas or chalet in Klosters.

Proper noun examples

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There is also a nice ice rink next door that looks like a Swiss Chalet.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chalet in a sentence?

We've only done 1 meetup so far, at a ski chalet in the Alps, and it was great.

What does chalet mean?

An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

What part of speech is chalet?

chalet is commonly used as noun.