bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s 

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

The first Saturday of each month, the owners host a makers market in the old bathhouse. —Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025

The Great Plain stretches beneath poetic skies where herds graze and mirages dance—while thermal springs bubble in ornate bathhouses like Széchenyi—their steam rising through vaulted ceilings. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Staff repainted the Cyclone Zone, Ridge Rider and Wild Slide; a new Coca-Cola refresh station was added; and the bathhouse in WildWater Adventure was updated. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 July 2025

In Roman times the bathhouse was a place to meet and connect with people, and at Six Senses Rome guests are invited to experience this tradition through a modern lens with the hotel’s Roman Baths featuring a series of thermal pools for relaxing the mind and body. —Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bathhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse
• cookhouse

Kids Definition

bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s 

ˈbȧth-

1

: bath sense 3b

2

: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers