summerhouse
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sum·mer·house

noun \ˈsə-mər-ˌhas\

Definition of SUMMERHOUSE

1
: a country house for summer residence
2
: a covered structure in a garden or park designed to provide a shady resting place in summer

Examples of SUMMERHOUSE

  1. They have a summer house on the lake.
  2. <the sudden shower had wedding guests scurrying to the safety of the garden's summerhouse>

First Known Use of SUMMERHOUSE

before 12th century

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