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

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The idea of spending hours in a bathhouse shook my body to the core. Celeste Polanco, Essence, 28 Nov. 2025 Afterward, West Beach has bathhouses, picnic shelters, and seasonal food service. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025 Cities started building public bathhouses, mostly formally or de facto segregated by race, and usually divided into men and women—sometimes by separate wings, sometimes by alternating days (though typically more time and space were granted to men). Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025 Earlier this summer, an ancient Roman bathhouse was uncovered in Turkey, thanks to a gardener who previously discovered a mosaic in the same area. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathhouse

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

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

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