bunkhouse

[buhngk-hous]

noun

plural

bunkhouses 

1. a rough building, often with bunk beds, used for sleeping quarters, as for ranch hands, migratory workers, or campers.

bunkhouse

/ ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs /

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a building containing the sleeping quarters of workers on a ranch

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunkhouse¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; bunk ¹ + house

Example Sentences

By this time, a friend of Mr Currie had raised the alarm - as he had not arrived at a bunkhouse in Knoydart as expected.

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The Phoenix Hotel is part of the hipster-friendly Bunkhouse hotel group.

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The boy would sleep on the bunkhouse floor in a sleeping bag inside a bivy that had an alarm on its zipper triggered when someone tries to exit.

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After studying the site, the architects designed a two-story, 590-square-foot bunkhouse threaded between mature fir and cedar trees behind the original cabin.

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Outside, the lower level of the bunkhouse is clad in dark-stained log-cabin-style siding to match the original cabin.

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