bunkhouses

noun

plural of bunkhouse
as in dormitories

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  1. campgrounds
  2. camps
  3. boardinghouses
  4. motels
Noun
  • At Hinterland, the hillside and campgrounds give that temporary escape a physical shape.
    — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 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 campgrounds
Noun
  • Kacmarek and Herman have had impressive camps, showcasing the toughness Jeff Hafley wants to be his team’s identity.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By dawn, a margin of only a few hundred votes separated the two camps before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home.
    — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of boardinghouses
Noun
  • Sierra Fitzpatrick of Step up on Second, the nonprofit the city contracts with to run the motels, referred The Bee to the city and the motel.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
  • And our best times at motels were spent swimming in the dark in the motel pool.
    — Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of motels
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