bounce house

noun

plural bounce houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house

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There will also be free clothing and haircuts, gift giveaways, a bounce house and a climbing wall. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 Costume contests, games, arts and crafts, candy, bounce houses, face painting, free food. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024 The first five photos highlight his little ones playing together in a blue bounce house. Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024 One child is dead and another is injured after a bounce house was flung into the air by a gust of wind at a baseball game in Maryland. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce house 

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bounce house was in 1978

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“Bounce house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20house. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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