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

Fourth of July at Lake San Marcos: A 4th of July carnival will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with attractions such as mechanical bull rides, dunk tank, rock climbing wall and basketball hoop station and bounce house along with food, barbecued favorites and drinks. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025

After the service, there will be bounce houses and outdoor games for recreation. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025

The website also includes safety recommendations and information about how different states regulate bounce house activity. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

The internet is obsessed with a dog showing its love for a bounce house in a chaotic video which has gone viral online. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 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