bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbäth-
1
: a building equipped for bathing
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

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Beitou, just outside Taipei, is a great day-trip destination from the capital and has Japanese-style public bathhouses, private rooms, and higher-end resorts. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025 Read Next World Palace gardens hid 900-year-old ruins of bathhouse in Spain — until now. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025 Ojo Caliente resort’s roots go back to 1868, when the bathhouse first opened. Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025 Dating back to the second century, the underground, stone channel was likely built to transport water to an ancient bathhouse. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathhouse

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bathhouse was in 1705

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bathhouse

noun
bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce bathhouse (audio)
ˈbȧth-
1
2
: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers

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