bounce house

noun

plural bounce houses

: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house

Examples of bounce house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be live music and a kids zone which includes a bounce house, a petting zoo, face painting, a Disney Princess Meet & Greet, kids friendly vendors and a kids entertainment stage. — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Community Gardens Nursery hosts an annual pumpkin patch on weekends in October with bounce houses, train rides, and other activities, and McKinney Roughs Nature Park is home to a thrilling zip line adventure. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

The 3½-hour event included music, bounce houses, community resource tables, free food, games and most importantly, school supplies. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

The festival’s younger attendees are treated to a large kids zone, with bounce houses, a rock climbing wall and bungee trampoline activities available. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bounce house

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse