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

Travelers who are interested in soaking in the natural springs will head to Hot Springs State Park, where the bathhouse’s waters stay at 104 degrees Fahrenheit—ideal for therapeutic bathing. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026

On a spring day in 1977, a coterie of filmmakers and moviegoers gathered in a shuttered bathhouse at Piedmont Park. —Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026

For a dip, there’s nowhere better than Walden Pond, which is set to reopen this summer after an overhaul of its bathhouse and facilities last year. —Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026

In recent years, Briggs Development launched a redevelopment of the property that converted the former bathhouse into a small office building. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026

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