dormitory town

noun

dormitory town

noun

Etymology So called because workers return to the town to go home and sleep.

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Synonym of bedroom community.

Whitby has grown up a lot since then. It's become a bit of a dormitory town in some ways for Teesside.2020 January 2, Graeme Pickering, “Fuelling the changes on Teesside rails”, in Rail, page 60:

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