dwelling place

American  

noun

1. a dwelling.

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Etymology

Origin of dwelling place

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Virginia statutory law imposes a similar restriction: "Any person who shall engage in picketing before or about the residence or dwelling place of any individual, or who shall assemble with another person or persons in a manner which disrupts or threatens to disrupt any individual's right to tranquility in his home, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor."

From Salon

Her husband, however, showed me around renovations to part of the complex — bedrooms, baths and a kitchen — that will serve as their new dwelling place.

From Washington Post

The Facebook executive said the company’s Horizon home project is an early vision for people to create their dwelling place in the metaverse where people will be able to gather with their friends’ digital avatars.

From Washington Times

Instead, when you are not working, you are probably stored in some sort of cupboard or shed, which is a fairly demeaning dwelling place for a robot.

From Slate

At Dwelling Place in Dover, N.J., staff didn’t change residents’ ventilator tubing for more than a month last year, increasing the risk of infection.

From New York Times