bunkhouse

[ buhngk-hous ]

/ ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural bunk·hous·es

[buhngk-hou-ziz]. /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊ zɪz/.

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

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Origin of bunkhouse

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; bunk¹ + house

Words nearby bunkhouse

Bunker, Archie, bunker buster, Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill, Battle of, bunker oil, bunkhouse, bunkie, bunkmate, bunko, bunko steerer, bunkroom

How to use bunkhouse in a sentence

The other men of the camp lived in two orange buses, one was the cookhouse and one the bunkhouse.
The ’Into the Wild’ Bus Is Gone… for Now|syadron|August 2, 2021|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.
This Oddball Chef Wants to Serve You Wild Animals|Daniel Duane|April 5, 2021|Outside Online
The girls stood perfectly still until they saw the bunkhouse door opened and closed again behind the two.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
The two voices trailed away as Tom and his father moved toward the cowboys bunkhouse.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank

At the corral fence they separated, Gale going on to the ranch house and Jim into the cowboys bunkhouse.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
Half way to the bunkhouse, Randerson was met by Uncle Jepson.
The Range Boss|Charles Alden Seltzer
"Let's take a look at the big bunkhouse and see if that is being used also," suggested Phil.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle

British Dictionary definitions for bunkhouse

bunkhouse

/ (ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs) /

noun

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

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