Thesaurus results for BORDELLOS

bordellos

noun

plural of bordello

as in brothels

a building in which prostitutes are available the cabdriver offered to show me where he claimed the most infamous bordello in town used to be

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Recent Examples of bordellos Houses could be rented for $15 a week and converted into bars, bordellos and gambling dens, with liquor licenses and health certificates optional. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026

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brothels

Noun

Kono’s statement acknowledging military coercion of women into front-line brothels paved the way for broader wartime remorse in 1995 and reshaped Japan’s relations with Asian neighbors.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Pirates and brothels and casinos once set up camp in Fernandina Beach, the island's harbor town, and even Prohibition didn't shut down the town saloon.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026