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 also featured cutting-edge engineering, such as its suspensurae system, which allowed its mosaic floors to heat up. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Activities and Experiences The hotel has a heated lap pool, a 10-room spa that includes a bathhouse, a studio for yoga or meditation, and a small adults-only pool (ideal for those traveling without kids, as the main pool can get quite noisy in the afternoon). Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025 Budapest, Hungary Cradled by the Danube’s curves, Budapest is a city where medieval bastions meet Ottoman bathhouses steaming beside Bauhaus blocks. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Bathhouse Row's Revival The popularity of the bathhouses declined during the latter half of the 20th century, and by the 1980s, almost all of them had closed. Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 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

noun
bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbȧth-
1
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers

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