winter quarters noun4 •A place where a wild animal goes to live or hibernate in the winter; hibernacle.In the fall, when the weather begins to get cool, the boll weevils leave the fields and go into winter quarters. — 1889 •A place where a farmer, beekeeper, nurseryman, etc. moves their charges in the winter.The pullets should be carefully selected and placed in their winter quarters early in October. — 1912 •A more permanent location where a group that normally moves around, such as an army, circus, group of explorers, etc., takes time off to shelter for the winter.to go into winter quarters •A place where someone spends one or more winters.Finally, and of greatest importance, are those groups of population which live a nomadic life and move from their winter quarters to summer quarters and back again regularly each year. — 1957
