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sleepout

/ˈsliːpaʊt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
  2. An organised group of people sleeping in the open, often as a form of protest or to raise public awareness of an issue such as homelessness.
  3. A holiday in Africa where travellers sleep away from their home, generally in an open air safari lodge, private home or guest house.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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