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