roadhouse

noun

road·​house ˈrōd-ˌhau̇s 

: an inn or tavern usually outside city limits providing liquor and usually meals, dancing, and often gambling

Synonyms of roadhouse

• nightclub
• cabaret
• club

Examples of roadhouse in a Sentence

stopped at a roadhouse for some drinks and a little line dancing

Recent Examples on the Web

The next night the State Police across the line in New York became suspicious of two men hanging around a gray Cadillac at a roadhouse called the Hollywood Cafe in Brewster. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Down at the Borderline kicks up some roadhouse dirt, for example, while the recent Nobody Held Her Like Me explores soul music. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 15 June 2026

Go to Sharps for cocktails and roadhouse comfort, Rendition for a polished Tukwila night, or Copperleaf for a more elevated Northwest dinner. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026

The park’s visitor center, in a 1935 roadhouse that sat on Route 66, contains displays with Route 66 memorabilia (and a gift shop with hundreds of Route 66 items). — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roadhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

roadhouse

noun

road·​house -ˌhau̇s 

: a bar or inn usually outside city limits