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Meaning of doss-house | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A place where homeless people can sleep for the night.

Equivalents

Беларуская начле́жка прытулак прыю́т
Deutsch Absteige Penne
Español albergue
Suomi yömaja
Français asile asile de nuit
日本語 とや 安宿
Nederlands nachtopvang
Polski noclegownia
Русский ночлежка ночле́жный дом ночно́й прию́т приют
Українська притулок

Examples

“W. Besant They [street Arabs] consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dossard dossbag dosser dosseret Dossett Dossey

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