roadhouse
noun
road·house
ˈrōd-ˌhau̇s 
: an inn or tavern usually outside city limits providing liquor and usually meals, dancing, and often gambling
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stopped at a roadhouse for some drinks and a little line dancing
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Supper clubs in Wisconsin go back to 1920s roadhouses and dance halls, but the social club concept really had its heyday in the ‘50s and ‘60s, says Faiola.
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Samantha Leal, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
With everything along the 92-mile Denali Park Road suddenly isolated after mile 43, the 32-cabin roadhouse pivoted to a fly-in-only model.
—Terry Ward, TIME, 25 July 2024
In 1980-81, Colbert was one of the working girls in the roadhouse run by Stella Stevens‘ Lute-Mae Sanders on the NBC primetime soap Flamingo Road, which like Dallas came from Lorimar Productions.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Broadway is equally important as a stage for American theatre, and many of this season’s shows will play in roadhouses and regional theatre across the country because of a Tony endorsement.
—Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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Samantha Leal, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
With everything along the 92-mile Denali Park Road suddenly isolated after mile 43, the 32-cabin roadhouse pivoted to a fly-in-only model.
—Terry Ward, TIME, 25 July 2024
In 1980-81, Colbert was one of the working girls in the roadhouse run by Stella Stevens‘ Lute-Mae Sanders on the NBC primetime soap Flamingo Road, which like Dallas came from Lorimar Productions.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Broadway is equally important as a stage for American theatre, and many of this season’s shows will play in roadhouses and regional theatre across the country because of a Tony endorsement.
—Michael Presser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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“Roadhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadhouse. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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roadhouse
noun
road·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a bar or inn usually outside city limits
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