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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

As part of the project, plans call for a for-profit college to provide media and arts education opportunities and a three-story, 300-bed dormitory for student housing on the site.

— Taylor O'Connor August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
At the center Tuesday afternoon, about a dozen residents gathered with pets and assorted belongings as a team of volunteers worked to set up a dormitory in the center’s gymnasium.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dormitory

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From a new Sac State dorm opening to a $64 million park overhaul in West Sacramento, the past week brought major developments across the region.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Earlier, Khan had posted a public plea on Instagram about the dorm’s elusive toilet paper handles and Rae responded, later inviting her to join them to sing.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

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Before his arrest, Grannell appears to have been transient, possibly living at a campground in Round Mountain, Texas.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
In its first five years, the LRF tackled nearly 400 priority projects in public lands across all 50 states, maintaining the trails, bridges and campgrounds that keep parks open and accessible.

— Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of campground

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Otherwise, the Ravens filled 14 of their 17 practice squad spots with players who were on the team during training camp.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The firefighters made camp at two in the morning, reclining on the pillowy grass, and ate dinner around a flickering campfire.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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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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