boathouse

[ boht-hous ]

noun

, plural boat·hous·es [boht, -hou-ziz].

1. a building or shed, usually built partly over water, for sheltering a boat or boats.

boathouse

/ ˈbəʊtˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a shelter by the edge of a river, lake, etc, for housing boats

Word History and Origins

Origin of boathouse¹

First recorded in 1715–25; boat + house

Example Sentences

Forestry Department to trim trees, brought in gang interventionists who joined in a peace march around the park, and confiscated stolen property, including shopping carts, and stored it in the abandoned boathouse.

From Los Angeles Times

And he’s kind of the leader of the role models, how he does the right things at school, the right things as a citizen and the right things in the boathouse.”

From Seattle Times

New wheelchair ramps are already installed between the boathouse and the renovated and reopened bathrooms.

From Seattle Times

“Well, for one thing, Ray’s Boathouse used to be an actual boathouse,” he recently told me.

From Seattle Times

At the hearing Friday, Gould also alleged that unredacted security video that was under seal from a boathouse on Triunfo Canyon Road had also been made public.

From Los Angeles Times