sleep-away
or sleep·a·way
[ sleep-uh-wey ]
/ ˈslip əˌweɪ /
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adjective
of or relating to a place at which one sleeps away from home: sleep-away camp.
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Origin of sleep-away
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby sleep-away
sleeky, sleep, sleep apnea, sleep apnoea, sleep around, sleep-away, sleep a wink, not, sleepcoat, sleeper, sleeper seat, sleeper terrorist
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