| Chalet 1. (n.) A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland. 2. (n.) A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages. Thesaurus Entries acropolis, bastion, beachhead, box, bridgehead, bungalow, bunker, cabin, castle, chalet, citadel, cot, cote, cottage, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, lodge, log cabin, love nest, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, pied-a-terre, pillbox, post, rath, safehold, snuggery, strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward |