winter quarters
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a winter residence or station (as of a military unit or a circus)
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was based out of the Florida town, drawing tourists from around the world to see Modoc and the other animals in their winter quarters.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
In April 1520, Magellan ordered winter quarters in the harbor of San Julián, in eastern Patagonia.
—Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
Hornet queens tend to emerge from winter quarters in the spring and establish nests to birth worker hornets.
—Nicholas K. Geranios, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 25 June 2023
In April 1520, Magellan ordered winter quarters in the harbor of San Julián, in eastern Patagonia.
—Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
Hornet queens tend to emerge from winter quarters in the spring and establish nests to birth worker hornets.
—Nicholas K. Geranios, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
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“Winter quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winter%20quarters. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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