sleepout

English

Etymology

From sleep out.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsliːpaʊt/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

sleepout (plural sleepouts)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
   • 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.

Anagrams

• eelpouts, outsleep, peelouts