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

Highlights include a giant floating obstacle course, underwater and dry-land Easter egg hunts, a Glow in the Dark egg hunt, bounce houses, the Easter Bunny and local vendors. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

Officers met community members and showed off equipment like police cars, and kids ate ice cream sandwiches and played in a bounce house. —Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026

Children’s activities will include bounce houses, face painting, a puppet show and a balloon twister. —Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026

At Leodis’ birthday party last month, Raven-Symoné and Vic Mensa were among the high-profile attendees getting their faces painted and jumping in the bounce house. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Mar. 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