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bunkroom

noun

Etymology

From bunk + room.

  1. inherited from *(H)rewH-✻ — “to root; to rip, tear”
  2. inherited from *rūmą✻ — “room”
  3. inherited from *rūm✻ — “room”
  4. inherited from rūm — “room, space”
  5. inherited from roum — “room, space”
  6. compounded as bunkroom — “bunk + room”

Definitions

  1. A room with bunks for sleeping.

    • In the bunkrooms, adorned with family photos and a needlepoint extolling the virtues of firefighters — respected, proud, dependable — Mr. Drayton’s locker was marked “Big Earl.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA