tree house

noun

: a structure (such as a playhouse) built among the branches of a tree

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To help guests truly unplug and connect with their surroundings, the tree house intentionally doesn't have a TV or Wi-Fi. Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025 There’s also a new 70-acre off-leash dog park and Wildwoods playground with tree houses and boulder gardens for younger children. Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 These festive farm-to-table meals are conjured using vegetables, tropical fruits, and chocolate grown in the farm below the tree houses and served to guests from all over the world who gather together around big wooden tables. Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 Revel in breathtaking scenes of the Smokies from a suite or a cottage, or stay right in the mountains in a sleek tree house. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tree house

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tree house was in 1867

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“Tree house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20house. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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tree house

noun
: a structure (as a playhouse) built among the branches of a tree
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