hoop house
noun
variants
or less commonly hoophouse
ˈhüp-ˌhau̇s 
also ˈhu̇p-
plural hoop houses also hoophouses
: high tunnel
The Natural Resources Conservation Service initiative provides financial assistance to growers who want to extend their growing season by raising plants inside a high tunnel, commonly called a hoop house.—
Suzanne Featherston
Suzanne FeatherstonSingh greatly benefited from having 12 out of 20 acres of his farm covered by hoop houses. … These structures protected his crops from the harsh rain and cold weather outside.—Lara Rivera and Haley Stark
Lara Rivera and Haley Stark
often
: a small high tunnel that is typically used for cultivating tender crops or sheltering small livestock (such as chickens or goats)
A hoop house is a portable greenhouse you can make by arching PVC pipe into a frame and covering it in plastic or ventilated garden film. —Marie Iannotti
Marie Iannotti Hoop houses for hogs can be constructed for about one-third the cost of total confinement buildings. —John Crabtree
John Crabtree Now, the tomatoes grow under a hoophouse, and, tethered to a trellis, they are sheltered from intense sun and rain. —Makaelah Walters
Makaelah Walters Examples of hoop house in a Sentence
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Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
But the law doesn’t address similar facilities like screen houses and hoop houses, which feature a metal frame with plastic sheets.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Climate control systems can monitor and regulate all the inputs in modern greenhouses and hoop houses.
—Julie Weed, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
While here, be sure to pop into the native butterfly and moth Gothic-style hoop house as well as the native bee exhibit.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
The mushrooms are grown in hoop houses nearby, then charred to pack in plenty of flavor, backbone and texture, giving them the oomph of a beef patty.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The agricultural commissioner recommended banning indoor grows and hoop houses, if supervisors had decided to allow hemp farming.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Torres Small and Slotkin toured the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm's various hoop houses, crops and facilities.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
Protect the lilac with a hoop house in the early spring.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
But the law doesn’t address similar facilities like screen houses and hoop houses, which feature a metal frame with plastic sheets.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Climate control systems can monitor and regulate all the inputs in modern greenhouses and hoop houses.
—Julie Weed, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
While here, be sure to pop into the native butterfly and moth Gothic-style hoop house as well as the native bee exhibit.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
The mushrooms are grown in hoop houses nearby, then charred to pack in plenty of flavor, backbone and texture, giving them the oomph of a beef patty.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The agricultural commissioner recommended banning indoor grows and hoop houses, if supervisors had decided to allow hemp farming.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
Torres Small and Slotkin toured the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm's various hoop houses, crops and facilities.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
Protect the lilac with a hoop house in the early spring.
—oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
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“Hoop house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoop%20house. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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