bounce house

noun

plural bounce houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house

Examples of bounce house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, the company recommends that only one child use the bounce house at a time. Chauntel Brusie, Parents, 7 June 2024 For young guests, the event features a bounce house and a play area with games, and the Gaston County Library will offer the opportunity for parents to sign their children up for summer reading programs. Myles Manor, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2024 Medina had just told her three granddaughters, Ella, Evelyn, and Alaina, to go to a bounce house and play. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2024 Live music, bounce houses and activities including blacksmithing and gold-panning demos. Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 The opening of the summer movie season will be highlighted with additional activities, including bounce houses, crafts, music and games. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024 The bounce houses will be set up at Angell Park Speedway, 315 Park St., Sun Prairie. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 Festivities include food and beer vendors, displays of military equipment, cornhole, a resource fair with information about veterans’ organizations, artisans and exhibits, a children’s bounce house, face painters, balloon artists, and live music. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024 Whether at Pump It Up or in your friend's backyard, at least some probably included a bounce house. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bounce house was in 1978

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“Bounce house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20house. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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