winter quarters

pl n

housing or accommodation for the winter, esp for military personnel

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Historical Examples of winter quarters

Accordingly he made haste to do nothing, and soon after went into winter-quarters.
Across America
James F. Rusling
Then they explored the hole which he was preparing for his winter-quarters.
Everyday Adventures
Samuel Scoville
Why did Washington elect to put his army in winter-quarters?
Revolutionary Reader
Sophie Lee Foster
Early in October the cabins for winter-quarters were completed.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV
Edwin James
When November came our explorers were well settled in their winter-quarters.
North-Pole Voyages
Zachariah Atwell Mudge