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 bathhouse measures around 2,150 square feet. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Healing Waters Resort & Spa, which features rustic cabins and mineral pools, as well as Overlook Hot Springs Spa, which has a Victorian-style bathhouse and rooftop soaking pools, were both unaffected by the flood. Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025 Visit the stunning wood-and-glass Thorncrown Chapel, marvel at the seven-story-tall Christ of the Ozarks, and indulge in a traditional mineral soak at the Palace Hotel & Bath House, the town’s last original bathhouse, dating back to about 1901. AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025 Sydney in the eighties was sometimes called the San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere, known for its drag clubs and bathhouses dotting a downtown strip nicknamed the Golden Mile. Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathhouse. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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