Definition

Noun: 1. Accommodation for animals, especially horses: The act or provision of housing animals in a stable or similar shelter. 2. The buildings or facilities where animals, particularly horses, are housed: A collective term for stables or a place providing stalls and care for animals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The estate includes stabling for twenty horses. (The estate has accommodation for twenty horses.)
  • Good stabling is essential for the health of the animals. (Proper housing is crucial for the animals' well-being.)
  • They are looking for a property with stabling. (They are searching for a property that has facilities for keeping horses.)

Advanced Usage

• "To provide stabling for": To offer or supply accommodation for animals.
  • The new equestrian center will provide stabling for visiting competitors. (The new center will offer housing facilities for visiting competitors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stable (noun): A building where horses or other livestock are kept.
  • The horses returned to the stable after their exercise.
• Stable (verb): To put or keep an animal in a stable.
  • They stabled the horses for the night.

Synonyms

• Housing: Providing shelter or accommodation.
• Sheltering: Giving protection or refuge.
• Boarding: Providing lodging, especially for animals (e.g., horse boarding).

Notes on Meaning

This word specifically refers to the concept or provision of shelter, not the action of putting an animal into a stable (which is the verb "to stable"). It is often used in contexts related to horse care, management, and real estate.

Noun

1. accommodation for animals (especially for horses)