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
  • The goal is to ensure low-income housing is not used as a dormitory.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The report noted that standards require at least 75 square feet of floor space per detainee in dormitory housing units.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of dormitory
Noun
  • Kits include bedding, furniture, wall decor, storage, bath items, rugs and other pieces that might be used in a dorm room.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Page and Brin met while attending Stanford University, building the search engine that became Google in their dorm rooms in 1995.
    — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dorm
Noun
  • Having the marram grass there will mean one less chore for the maintenance crews in the busy summer season as well as beautifying the entrance to the campground, Deerwester said.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • According to the newspaper, the campground’s general manager, Stacey Saunders, officiated the ceremony.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of campground
Noun
  • The Pleasantville Fire Department went to check on the well-being of motel guests at the Travel Inn and New Sea Breeze motels and found the first-floor rooms were flooded with 2 to 3 feet of water, police said.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The preliminary investigation determined that two suspects allegedly entered the motel lobby, jumped over the front counter and demanded cash from the clerk, police said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of motel
Noun
  • On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli airstrike in the Jabaliya refugee camp north of the Gaza Strip killed one and injured several others, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And Thunberg, who in January 2025 visited the Sahrawi camps with Lamin accompanying and translating for her, spoke plainly about what must change and called out the media for its silence.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 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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“Bunkhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunkhouse. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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