1
: a building equipped for bathing
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

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When the government took over Riis, the east wing of the crumbling bathhouse was given over to the National Park Service lifeguards. Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 For former Rockaway lifeguard Janet Fash, seeing the bathhouse restored is a welcome change after decades of neglect. Elle McLogan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere in the concrete jungle, Wood and his team also had to build and stylize another part of New York through Yelena’s (Florence Pugh) elaborate bathhouse, built from scratch and based on spaces Wood discovered while scouting the city. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026 The restorative bathhouse offers many treatments, a fitness center and there is a seasonal outdoor pool and lawn club. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathhouse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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bathhouse

noun
1
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers

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