winter quarters
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Eguino was in the hospital awaiting surgery after breaking his jaw during practice at the Bradenton, Fla., winter quarters of Feld Entertainment, the company that owns Ringling.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
As temperatures warm in the spring, new generations of monarchs return north to their breeding grounds, dispersing across an area many times the size of their winter quarters.
From National Geographic • Dec. 14, 2023
Once the pelicans were on land, keepers were able to gather them up and carry them to their winter quarters.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021
Floods and hurricanes notwithstanding, Texas's climate is usually very amenable for tigers, meaning they can live outside year round, without the need for winter quarters, says John Gramieri, general curator at Austin Zoo.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2018
They simply ran out of money and couldn’t make the jump to the next town, never mind back to winter quarters.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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