dormitory town en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because workers return to the town to go home and sleep.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dormitory towns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |