bunkhouse

[ buhngk-hous ]

noun

, plural bunk·hous·es [buhngk, -hou-ziz].

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

Sure, the ranch hands occasionally get to talk to John, and John will sometimes send one of his sons down to live in the bunkhouse so he can relearn the value of a hard day’s work or something.

From Vox

In this case, the “family” is the makeshift group of people who live in the bunkhouse on the Dutton ranch.

From Vox

The other men of the camp lived in two orange buses, one was the cookhouse and one the bunkhouse.

From Outside Online

After checking in, they’d dropped their luggage in a bunkhouse and listened to warnings about fire danger so extreme that cigarette smoking was forbidden everywhere but on the concrete patio, which also included a grill.

From Outside Online

The girls stood perfectly still until they saw the bunkhouse door opened and closed again behind the two.

From Project Gutenberg

The two voices trailed away as Tom and his father moved toward the cowboys bunkhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

At the corral fence they separated, Gale going on to the ranch house and Jim into the cowboys bunkhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

Half way to the bunkhouse, Randerson was met by Uncle Jepson.

From Project Gutenberg

"Let's take a look at the big bunkhouse and see if that is being used also," suggested Phil.

From Project Gutenberg