Definition of sleepaway
: providing accommodations for overnight sleep and extended stay away from home
- sleepaway camps
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Examples of sleepaway in a Sentence
We sent the kids off to sleepaway camp for the week.
Recent Examples of sleepaway from the Web
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In a 2014 study by child development expert Yalda T. Uhls of Common Sense Media, preteens who spent just five days at a sleepaway nature camp without access to screens developed a greater understanding of real-world interpersonal communication cues.
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First Known Use of sleepaway
1971
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Definition of sleepaway for English Language Learners
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: providing beds and rooms so people can stay overnight for a number of nights
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