sleepout

English

Etymology

From sleep out.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsliːpaʊt/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

sleepout (plural sleepouts)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
    • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 111:
      She could see the dark bulk of the sleepout: no lights there either.
    • 2009, Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones, Allen & Unwin, page 2:
      As I squeeze headfirst out of the sleepout, something invisible tugs at my legs.
  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.

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