field house

noun

1
: a building at an athletic field for housing equipment or providing dressing facilities
2
: a building enclosing a large area suitable for various forms of athletics and usually providing seats for spectators

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Imagine Project 5 is slated to focus on the student commons on the third and fourth floors along with classrooms, breakout collaboration spaces, family and consumer science labs, a field house, solar panels and art labs. Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Ground has been broken on a new athletic facility and field house at the Moon Area School District's stadium. Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026 Williams re-emerged from the field house and was running lightly on the side with a member of the training staff watching closely. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 Besides football, the field house will host the new flag football team, soccer and track and field. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for field house

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of field house was in 1892

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“Field house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20house. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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