bunkhouse

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bunkhouse

/ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/

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From bunk + house.

noun bunkhouses · bunk house

A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting. The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]

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noun A building providing sleeping quarters for workers

Español	barracón
中文	工棚 gōngpéng, 工寮 gōngliáo
Русский	общежи́тие obščežítije, бара́к barák

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@misc{bunkhouse_2026,
  title = {bunkhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bunkhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}