bathhouse

noun

bath·house | \ˈbath-ˌhau̇s,

ˈbäth-\

Definition of bathhouse

1 : a building equipped for bathing

2 : a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

Examples of bathhouse in a Sentence

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The hammam, a version of the public bathhouse that is typical in Islamic countries, involves a gradual warming of the body in a heated environment, followed by an exfoliating body scrub. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "Public-Bathhouse Design Comes to Luxury Homes," 19 July 2018 Police raids of bathhouses in the neighborhood in 1981 spurred Canada’s gay rights movement, much like police raids in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York helped start the movement in the United States. — Dan Levin, New York Times, "Killings in Toronto’s Gay Community Expose ‘an Open Wound’ With Police," 11 Feb. 2018 Fortified by fermented cabbage and relentless cups of barley tea, head across Olympic Boulevard into the southwestern corner of Koreatown, where two bathhouses sit a few blocks from each other like bookends. — Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, "The bather: A journey by water, with porridge and barley tea, through 9 Koreatown spas," 15 Feb. 2018 The main waiting room, the place Megatron crashed through in search of the AllSpark, is modeled after a Roman bathhouse. — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, "Michigan Central Depot is a towering symbol of Detroit’s blight. Ford just bought it.," 11 June 2018 That state of affairs is enforced by Emma Smalls, who owns the bank, the bakery, and the bathhouse, and is portrayed by Julee Antonellis, one of the performers making an Orphans debut. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "It’s a wild, wild West in Landry’s ‘Brokelahomo!’," 2 May 2018 Big Bone Lick State Historic Site has 813 acres with 40 acres of picnic grounds and a 62-site campground with electricity, water, grills, bathhouse, and a pool, according to the Kentucky Parks website. — Nancy Daly, Cincinnati.com, "Fish moved from lake at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site," 4 July 2018 Those areas include the beach, the activity center, the bathhouses, the golf course and other public places. — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, "Goose poop at Lake St. Clair Metropark beach? Not if this dog can help it," 12 June 2018 The Musical This comedic play, returning to the Annoyance for a limited run, is set in a Chicago bathhouse populated by gentlemen ready to welcome the new kid in town. — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, "Don't miss these 11 Pride-themed events," 7 June 2018

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