bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbäth-
1
: a building equipped for bathing
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

Examples of bathhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Image All over Japan, restaurants, cafeterias, bathhouses and other businesses are facing a similar prospect. John Yoon, New York Times, 7 June 2024 The bathhouses, separated by gender, call to mind traditional onsen rituals. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024 Beach resort to Roller Coast Cedar Point, owned by Cedar Fair, opened in 1870 on Lake Erie's south shore, a middle-class, bathhouse vacation destination. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024 The practice has also been employed in Asia since at least the sixth century A.D., when nomadic Buddhists are said to have brought the concept of onsen (inns and bathhouses built around natural geothermal pools) to Japan from the Korean Peninsula. Gisela Williams, New York Times, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bathhouse 

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Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bathhouse was in 1705

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“Bathhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathhouse. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.

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bathhouse

noun
bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbȧth-
1
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers

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