lodging house

noun

Definition of lodging housenext
as in rooming house

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Recent Examples of lodging house The backyard of the lodging house on Hanbury Street, where Annie Chapman died, had three possible exits through neighboring yards; there were five at Mitre Square, where forty-six-year-old Catherine Eddowes bled out in a dark corner. — Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025 The concept borrows inspiration from the traditional lodging houses in Bombay, comfortable places often run by Parsi proprietors. — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Research trips took them to local lodging houses, private family homes, and vintage Deco hotels including Bombay’s Bentley’s Hotel and Sea Green Hotel on Marine Drive. — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 While unwilling to engage with gangs of vacationing children, Anchorage police did arrest and jail one man for repeatedly leaving his lodging house. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2020 The response was sometimes harsh -- any lodging house where an infection appeared was burnt to the ground. — Paul French, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodging house
  1. rooming house
  2. hotel
  3. public house
  4. B and B
Noun
  • Officers responded to the report of an altercation involving numerous people at a rooming house in the 350 block of Park Avenue just after midnight on Tuesday, according to Det.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
  • Police said a woman was stabbed multiple times inside a rooming house on the 5500 block of West Girard Avenue in West Philly on Sunday.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of rooming house
Noun
  • During the 2026 World Cup, Hyperice operated largely outside official stadium spotlight, building recovery suites inside team hotels across North America.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Set on a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean on Bornholm's northernmost tip, the hip Nordlandet hotel has sea views at (almost) every turn.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hotel
Noun
  • Listen to Live Music Cedar Mountain Outpost is a little bit of everything—deli, wine shop, public house, and live music venue, improbably set within a gas station.
    — Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • This provoked what became known as the Aston Riot, with nearby public houses wrecked and violent brawls ensuing.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of public house
Noun
  • If one were to use that fundamental mathematical principle — often referenced as if A=B and B=C then A=C — entering Thursday’s Class 4A state football quarterfinal, things did not look promising for Hill-Murray but did for Kasson-Mantorville.
    — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of B and B

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“Lodging house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodging%20house. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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