bunkroom

Or bunk-room

[buhngk-room, ‑-room]

noun

1. temporary sleeping quarters, especially for travelers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunkroom¹

1845–50; bunk ¹ ( def. ) + room ( def. )

Example Sentences

Thirty-three passengers and a crew member died, trapped in a bunkroom below deck.

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Thirty-three passengers and a crew member perished, trapped in a bunkroom below deck.

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Both exits from the below-deck bunkroom were blocked by flames.

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In the case of the Conception, the scuba diving boat where an inferno trapped 33 passengers and one crew member in the bunkroom below deck off Santa Barbara three years ago, the boat was a total loss.

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The captain was the first crew member to abandon ship, while the passengers and a crew member were alive and trapped below deck in the boat’s bunkroom, according to the indictment.

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