schoolhouse

noun

school·​house ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 

: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school

Examples of schoolhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But one of my favorite standouts of this dreamy oasis is the culinary academy, housed in what was once the village schoolhouse where local children learned for nearly two centuries. —Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Sollman is now a decaying landmark between Vincennes and Evansville and one of the state's few remaining rural schoolhouses. —Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025

Fleeing persecution in this little schoolhouse, we were suddenly transformed into renegades, dissidents. —Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

Fort Lauderdale’s Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library, founded by a 17-year-old student in 1973, contains many, if not all, of those books now being removed from schoolhouse shelves. —Robert Kesten, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schoolhouse

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

Kids Definition

schoolhouse

noun

school·​house -ˌhau̇s 

: a building used as a school