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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Built between 1892 and 1923, the bathhouses saw their busiest year in 1945, when more than a million baths were recorded. Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025 Fly solo or take your partner for one of the spa's Love Connection packages—either way, you'll probably get hooked on bathhouse culture. Vogue, 3 June 2025 Refresh yourself at a Nordic-style bathhouse before drifting off to dreamland in chic cabins at Bingen’s Society Hotel. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025 Chicago Bath House 1914 W. Division St., Chicago This Wicker Park bathhouse has been unabashedly unhip since 1906. Outside Online, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathhouse

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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 14 Jul. 2025.

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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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