boathouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈboʊtˌhaʊs/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From boat + house.
Meanings
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A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
[…] many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions.
1942, Emily Carr, “Regatta”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boathouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
boathouse rummy · boathouse rum
Hypernyms
Translations (25)
izh rantasaraja (building for boats) · tr kayıkhane (building for boats) · da bådeskur (building for boats) · eo boatejo (building for boats) · non naust (building for boats) · mi wharewaka (building for boats) · sv båthus (building for boats) · da naust (building for boats) · fi venevaja (building for boats) · de Bootsschuppen (building for boats) · fo neyst (building for boats) · nb båthus (building for boats) · nb båtskur (building for boats) · it rimessa (building for boats) · mi wharau waka (building for boats) · da bådehus (building for boats) · nn båthus (building for boats) · nn naust (building for boats) · hu csónakház (building for boats) · he בֵּית סִירוֹת (building for boats) · de Bootshaus (building for boats) · nb naust (building for boats) · de Bootshalle (building for boats) · ota قایقخانه (building for boats) · mi wharau (building for boats)