bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s 

ˈbäth-

1

: a building equipped for bathing

2

: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

Examples of bathhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other sections of the ruins included the homes of workers, other workshops, places of worship, administrative buildings and even bathhouses — everything needed to support the day-to-day lives of miners. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025

Natural geothermal heat is funneled below the surface, too, so deck surfaces remain snow and ice-free and the bathhouse, lobby, and gift shop are kept warm. —Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025

There are also two private bathhouses, each with a sauna and cold plunge, which can hold six to 10 guests. —Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025

People flocked to these new bathhouses for their therapeutic effects, said to cure everything from arthritis pain to constipation. —Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bathhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse
• cookhouse

Kids Definition

bathhouse

noun

bath·​house ˈbath-ˌhau̇s 

ˈbȧth-

1

: bath sense 3b

2

: a building containing dressing rooms for swimmers