"bunkhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bunkhouses [plural]
Etymology: bunk + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bunk|house}} bunk + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunkhouse (plural bunkhouses)
  1. A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting. Wikipedia link: bunkhouse Synonyms: bunk house Translations (A building providing sleeping quarters for workers): 工棚 (gōngpéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 工寮 (gōngliáo) (Chinese Mandarin), cafúa [feminine] (Galician), общежи́тие (obščežítije) [neuter] (Russian), бара́к (barák) [masculine] (Russian), baraka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), barracón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bunkhouse-en-noun-r0oBCbt5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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