temporary accommodation
Place to crash
Temporary accommodation is housing meant for short-term stays rather than permanent residence.
The phrase covers hotels, hostels, shelters, and transitional housing: The council placed the family in temporary accommodation while they waited for a flat.
In British usage especially, it often refers to emergency housing provided by local authorities to homeless individuals or families.
- homeless shelterTemporary housing for vagrants
- halfway houseTransitional residence for recovery
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
- foster homeTemporary guardianship residence
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
refugee camp · transit camp · Airbnb · rehabilitation center · guesthouse · vacation rental · bed and breakfast · crash pad · military barracks · lodge · caravan park · guest room · spare bedroom · aid station · retreat center · emergency housing · transitional housing · tent city
temporary accommodationpermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
forever home · permanent home · homeownership · family home · ancestral home
temporary accommodationhome
One's personal residence
family home · roots · domicile · primary residence · home base
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