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

The orchard will hold two festivals with you-pick Honeycrisp apples and other varieties, plus bounce houses, wagon rides, a corn maze and a craft fair. —Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025

The event will begin with a parade at 11 a.m., followed by live music, food and beverages and activities like a flea market, bounce house, cowpie bingo and more, per organizers. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025

The Jesse White Tumblers will perform at 1 p.m. Other family-friendly activities include a bounce house, carnival games, arts and crafts, live music, face painting and a cotton candy station, organizers said. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

Other activities include bounce houses, face painting, food trucks and snow cones. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bounce house

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