lodging house

noun

: rooming house

Examples of lodging house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The backyard of the lodging house on Hanbury Street, where Annie Chapman died, had three possible exits through neighboring yards; there were five at Mitre Square, where forty-six-year-old Catherine Eddowes bled out in a dark corner. — Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025

The concept borrows inspiration from the traditional lodging houses in Bombay, comfortable places often run by Parsi proprietors. — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Research trips took them to local lodging houses, private family homes, and vintage Deco hotels including Bombay’s Bentley’s Hotel and Sea Green Hotel on Marine Drive. — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

While unwilling to engage with gangs of vacationing children, Anchorage police did arrest and jail one man for repeatedly leaving his lodging house. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2020

The response was sometimes harsh -- any lodging house where an infection appeared was burnt to the ground. — Paul French, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lodging house

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

lodging house

noun

: rooming house