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bach

noun

Definition of bach

New Zealand

as in cottage

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland

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Recent Examples of bach Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one. — Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020 For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. — Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019

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Noun

More rocks, less sand Recently, Crystal Cove State Park resembled a construction zone, with crews working around the clock to form large sand berms to protect historic wooden cottages clustered on sand between the ocean and highway.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026
And that means looking beyond the traditional single-family house to a wide mix of options, such as apartments, townhomes, smaller accessible homes and accessory dwelling units like spaces above garages or backyard cottages.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of cottage

Noun

Jessie and Gerald Burlingame rent a cabin in Alabama for a sexy weekend, things go very awry.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
The lower deck also features an owner’s suite with private access to the aft deck and can also be outfitted with two or three guest cabins, plus the crew quarters.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026