field house

noun

|Updated on: 23 Jul 2018

Definition of field house

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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Another city also responded: The mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana — Schnatter’s hometown — ordered his name removed from its local field house on Wednesday.

— jen kirby, Vox, "Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using a racial slur on a call," 12 July 2018
In 2017, Fort Worth voters passed a $750 million bond for FWISD; a portion of the money is dedicated towards improvements and upgrades in school athletics, specifically field houses.

— mac engel, star-telegram, "The curious dismissal of Fort Worth ISD's athletic director," 4 July 2018
Only 40 percent of survey respondents supported a field house and 49 percent the pool.

— darryl enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Possible $33.8 M Greendale referendum for better gyms, safety in grade schools moves forward," 19 June 2018
The field house has restrooms, a concession area, storage and trainers rooms on the main level.

— sue kiesewetter, Cincinnati.com, "Voice of America park's 22 athletic fields now have a field house," 20 June 2018
After the Valparaiso Fire Department responded to the call and evaluated the situation, students were escorted inside the field house until the building was inspected, a release said.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Valparaiso High School evacuated after 2 bathroom fires," 7 Mar. 2018
By the end of the first year, sixteen hundred families lived in row houses and walkups spread across nearly fifty acres, with a field house, a large park, and a community center.

— jennifer gonnerman, The New Yorker, "How One Woman’s Fight to Save Her Family Helped Lead to a Mass Exoneration," 19 May 2018
The city has tried and failed to partner with a private developer to build an indoor field house that could host basketball and volleyball tournaments.

— steve harrison, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte has budgeted millions for second round of stadium renovations | Charlotte Observer," 15 May 2018
The floor in the old gym was resurfaced before the season and serves as a much louder atmosphere than the cavernous field house.

— jr radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brown Deer shores up piece of sixth conference title in high-scoring win over Milwaukee Lutheran," 16 Feb. 2018

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