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

Activities for kids include mini-train rides, music from Papa Rap, balloon craft by Vicente Yanez, Kindness Rock painting, a bounce house, face-painting, a carousel and games and bubble wand-making. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025

There will be live entertainment, a free kids fun area with bounce houses and more, plus a classic car show and a chili and salsa cook-off. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025

The event will not include large structures such as bounce houses. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025

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 the longest dual zip line in Texas. —Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 19 Sep. 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
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse