bunkhouse

noun

Definition of bunkhousenext
as in dormitory

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Recent Examples of bunkhouse Accommodations for guests are equally generous, with space for up to a dozen across a six-person bunkhouse, a guesthouse for two, and a vintage Silver Streak mobile home that sleeps four. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026 The compound includes a guest bunkhouse, which sleeps six; a luxury guest bunkhouse, sleeping two; a separate cigar bar with power and a wood-burning fireplace; and a covered 1974 Silver Streak vintage mobile home that is electric-powered and sleeps three to four. — David Caraccio march 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026 There are seven guest rooms, additional cabins, and a bunkhouse available for larger groups. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026 Though some people died, the resulting infection was, for the vast majority, milder than the type caught in a bunkhouse or on a battlefield. — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bunkhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunkhouse
  1. dormitory
  2. dorm
  3. campground
  4. motel
  5. camp
  6. boardinghouse
Noun
  • At least one person was killed, and 15 were wounded in Kyiv, where residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket, and a dormitory were damaged, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on Sunday.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • The strikes sparked fires in five districts of the city, damaging residential buildings, office and industrial sites, a dormitory and vehicles, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of dormitory
Noun
  • Decorating creatively makes a dorm room feel personal and inviting, even with strict housing rules.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 27 July 2026
  • Konkol spent six months living in the student dorms, moving to a private room in a different dorm each week.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of dorm
Noun
  • The trailhead of the same name, which begins at the campground, is the starting point for several hikes in the Sawtooths.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
  • The Davis family splits their time across campgrounds, RV parks and RV resorts — luxury campgrounds with heated pools, live entertainment, bars and play areas for kids.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of campground
Noun
  • Hetal Patel, who owns a motel in nearby Wells and has a relative with autism, wanted to buy a rooster after hearing about Pyper.
    — Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • On March 1, 2004, Platner’s mother, Leslie Harlow, dropped him off at a DoubleTree motel in Portland where he was set to fly to boot camp the next morning.
    — Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of motel
Noun
  • In his final remarks before leaving the protest camp at the Jantar Mantar observatory, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke hinted that his party was not going away.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The linebacker battle The most unsettled position headed into fall camp is the second linebacker position.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • Set in 1940s Mexico, the book follows a con artist who becomes intertwined in the schemes of a boardinghouse owner and her niece.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • As always, verisimilitude and the supernatural exist side by side in this tale of the denizens of a boardinghouse in Pittsburgh.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Definition of boardinghouse

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