wet bar

noun

: a bar for mixing drinks (as in a home) that contains a sink with running water

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The new owners can have fun entertaining in the plush media room, game room with a wet bar or out by the pool and spa. Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023 Its two-story layout contains an office, a center-island kitchen, formal living and dining rooms off the entry, as well as a family room with a wet bar. People Staff, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023 This is the ultimate entertaining home thanks to the multiple living spaces that include a conservatory lounge with a wet bar and attached loggia (which is a covered exterior gallery space). Brianna Griff, Chron, 28 Dec. 2022 The house has been updated with storm windows, central air, a sunroom, a family room with wet bar, and a principal bedroom with a walk-in closet. The Week Staff, The Week, 6 Feb. 2022 The Federal-style home contains a library, wet bar, and conservatory with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the courtyard, plus an elevator. Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023 This 9,130-square-foot mansion on the waterfront in Coronado comes with 68 feet of water frontage, a six-car garage, fireplaces, butler’s kitchen, hot tub, wet bar, gym, barbecue pits, an infinity edge pool, private courtyard and office. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023 The cabana has a sitting room and a large wet bar, which Rupp said looks like one that would be in a restaurant or resort because of its size. Dallas News, 14 Oct. 2022 It is adorned with warm cherry cabinets, spaces for displaying dishes and glassware, crown molding, granite counters, double wall ovens, a tile backsplash, upscale appliances, a beverage cooler, a wet bar, a pantry and an exhaust hood. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wet bar was in 1967

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“Wet bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20bar. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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