sleeping quarters

Meaning

1. 1nounplural

   The rooms or area in a building, ship or camp where people sleep.

   Grammar: Always plural in form but takes a plural verb: the sleeping quarters are upstairs.

   Patterns

   • the sleeping quarters of something
   • share sleeping quarters

   The sleeping quarters on the ship were cramped and noisy.

   Guests were shown to the sleeping quarters above the barn.

   The staff sleeping quarters are separate from the main hotel.

Common combinations

crew's sleeping quarters

The crew's sleeping quarters were below deck.

share sleeping quarters

The scouts had to share sleeping quarters in the cabin.

separate sleeping quarters

The cottage has separate sleeping quarters for guests.

cramped sleeping quarters

Cramped sleeping quarters made it hard to rest.

cozy sleeping quarters

The camper van offers cozy sleeping quarters for two.

Synonyms and how they differ

dormitory

A dormitory is one large shared sleeping room, usually in a school, while sleeping quarters can be any set of rooms.

bunkhouse

A bunkhouse is a simple building with bunk beds, so it is narrower and more rustic than sleeping quarters.

bedroom

A bedroom is a single private room, while sleeping quarters usually suggests a shared or institutional area.

barracks

Barracks refers only to housing for soldiers, so it is narrower than sleeping quarters.

Word family

quarters noun

a place where people live or stay, especially soldiers or staff

sleeping adjective

used for sleeping, as in sleeping bag

living quarters noun

the place where someone lives, usually provided by an employer

Commonly confused: sleeping quarters or quarter?

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