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barrelhouse

noun

Definition of barrelhouse

as in roadhouse

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Recent Examples of barrelhouse The whiskey is composed of five barrel-proof batches drawn from just 129 barrels across three barrelhouses. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026 And one that can evidently stand up to plenty of time in the barrelhouse. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Flying Leap Vineyards Located in the heart of scenic southern Arizona, Flying Leap Vineyards has a distillery, barrelhouse, tasting room, and event center. — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024 Many of the new barrelhouses are being built with industrial revenue bonds exempting them from property taxes for years or decades. — Travis Loller, Fortune, 8 July 2023 Jack Daniel's operation there has 92 barrelhouses storing more than 2 million barrels. — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023

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Noun

Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Hackney on Harms is actually the original Hackney’s, a tavern and roadhouse that opened after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s.

— Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadhouse

Noun

The inaugural event brings together ballroom, film, drag, cabaret, wellness activities, panel discussions, visual and performing arts and nightlife under one umbrella.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Upstairs in the Maison Michel workshop, which caters to clients ranging from fashion houses to the Lido cabaret and film productions, the hats are literally baked in a large oven.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cabaret

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Eight interconnecting venues offer everything from French-Japanese fusion, an oyster and ceviche bar, poolside cocktails, and a replica speakeasy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Elizabeth Short — played here and in seasons one and eight by Mena Suvari — to a speakeasy that might also be a portal to hell.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of speakeasy

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At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.

— Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.

— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of alehouse

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First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The Entertainment District Unit is a team created in 2025 to improve nightlife safety by targeting crime near bars, nightclubs, and sports and entertainment venues.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of nightclub

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The 50-seat bistro will open in October with à la carte dinner service, featuring dishes like Great Lakes perch with gribiche, pike quenelle ravioli with Nantua sauce, and cornbread served with pimento cheese and chicken liver parfait.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Many of Milan’s classic bistros have closed, taking with them the quaint charm and traditional dishes that defined them.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bistro

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Then, the scene went dark as a Wanted poster of Shaboozey was slapped down on the barroom’s table.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of barroom

Noun

The result is a restaurant that joins the Buffalo Bros sports bar and standby Babe’s Chicken Dinner House as Old Town anchors.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Older kids and adults can head to the Play District, where Formula 1 and golf simulators share space with arcade games and a sports bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sports bar

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