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bunkhouse

noun

Definition of bunkhouse

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

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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

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Some campgrounds below Bat Cave in Rutherford County near Lake Lure may be evacuated as a precaution.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
Some cases over the last month include a bear that entered an arcade in Fraser Valley, a bear that went romping through an Aspen restaurant, and attacks at a Rio Grande National Forest Park campground and inside a condo in Durango.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of campground

Noun

With the town motel still not having been rebuilt, John stays at Hal’s for the night, where feeding his carnivorous alien plant Earl helps the former hero’s demise truly set in.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
The 11-room motel building was converted into five rooms for guests, a workout room, and bathrooms.

— Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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So Kelce reported to camp in terrific shape and looking svelte and nimble despite all the hoopla, especially around the wedding.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Miami is expected to sign at least one more player to an Exhibit 10 deal before the start of training camp.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 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

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