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Definition of bunkhouse

bunkhouse

/ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/
bunk · house
Plural:bunkhouses
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bunkhouse Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

North American A simple building or communal sleeping quarters equipped with bunks, traditionally used to house ranch hands, loggers, or camp workers.

Example

"After a long day of herding cattle across the range, the exhausted ranch hands retired to the wooden bunkhouse for the night."

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• Nearby Words

bunk
bunkbed
bunker
bunkhouse
bunkmate
bunny
bunny tail

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bunkhouse. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bunkhouse
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