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bunkhouse

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bungkhous′)

Inflections of 'bunkhouse' (n): npl: bunkhouses

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bunk•house /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a rough building with bunk beds, used for sleeping by ranch workers or campers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bunk•house  (bungkhous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es 
    (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation 
  1. a rough building, often with bunk beds, used for sleeping quarters, as for ranch hands, migratory workers, or campers.
  • bunk1 + house 1875–80, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bunkhouse /ˈbʌŋkˌhaʊs/ n
  1. (in the US and Canada) a building containing the sleeping quarters of workers on a ranch
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