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
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Beverages and snacks will be provided as well as music, games and a bounce house for children.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Unlike Tina Turner’s enthralling, apex music biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993), watching Michael is like witnessing a daredevil walk a tightrope while wearing a harness over a mammoth, inflatable bounce house.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Marone will hold a grand reopening May 1 with free ice cream to the first 25 children, face painting, a small bounce house, and music.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
This Arbor Day event will include free train rides, bounce houses, live performances, food trucks, a movie in the park and more.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Unlike Tina Turner’s enthralling, apex music biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993), watching Michael is like witnessing a daredevil walk a tightrope while wearing a harness over a mammoth, inflatable bounce house.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Marone will hold a grand reopening May 1 with free ice cream to the first 25 children, face painting, a small bounce house, and music.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
This Arbor Day event will include free train rides, bounce houses, live performances, food trucks, a movie in the park and more.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Bounce house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20house. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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