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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 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
The new modular jail is expected to provide about 100 beds across cells and dormitory-like areas.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Definition of dormitory

Noun

Sometimes the dorm beds have individual outlets, but other times they’re scattered around the room, which is less than ideal.

— Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Against this show, college dorm room posters of melting clocks feel utterly denuded, with regrets to the angsty teens pinning them up.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

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The ticket includes bus transportation from the ranch campground to a viewing site and back for one launch attempt.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Here are three nearby destinations to consider for your next camping trip (four-legged friends included) — plus three bonus campgrounds farther afield.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of campground

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Without the air conditioning, security and electricity of the motel rooms, the plaintiffs are in danger, the suit alleges.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
The neighborhood/area Daunt’s sits in the middle of Montauk’s classic motel zone, with the Plaza and restaurants and shops along Highway 27 a few steps in one direction and Kirby Park Beach in the other.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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Here’s a look at some key position battles to follow throughout camp and the preseason, plus some players on the fringe who will need to stand out.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Rehab, 48, whose home was destroyed in a drone strike at a displacement camp in El-Obeid in June, said the past few weeks had been among the hardest since the war began.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of camp

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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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