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

Examples of bounce house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event will feature bingo, a bounce house, mini-golf, popcorn, snow cones, face painting and more. —Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

Failing to properly train staff who operated the bounce house. —Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025

Mosquito County Festival 2025: Kids’ activities, art and craft vendors, bounce house, food and drink, baked goods, local history, educational exhibits and more. —Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025

Tamarac’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Celebration — A family friendly celebration with food trucks, a kids’ zone with bounce houses and a vendor hall with local businesses and community resources is set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Tamarac Park, 7501 N. University Drive. —Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bounce house

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse