Bunkhouse

//ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.

    "The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]"

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"Ziri went to the abandoned bunkhouse."

Etymology

From bunk + house.

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