bunkhouses

noun

plural of bunkhouse
as in dormitories

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  1. campgrounds
  2. camps
  3. boardinghouses
  4. motels
Noun
  • Across the region’s winning campsites, New York and Massachusetts were the only states with two campgrounds in the top 10.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Although Grand Teton National Park is open every day of the year, many facilities such as campgrounds and visitor centers are closed or have reduced hours from November through April.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of campgrounds
Noun
  • May and Spoelstra developed a friendship during May’s time in Boca Raton, with the Heat holding several training camps at FAU while May was coaching there.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • As a child, Bryan attended camps run by Georgia head coach Kirby Smart.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Gold discovered in nearby Alder Gulch in 1863 turned this remote corner of Montana into a boomtown complete with saloons, hotels, theaters, shops, and boardinghouses.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Definition of boardinghouses
Noun
  • Sierra Fitzpatrick of Step up on Second, the nonprofit the city contracts with to run the motels, referred The Bee to the city and the motel.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
  • And our best times at motels were spent swimming in the dark in the motel pool.
    — Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of motels
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