bathhouse

[ bath-hous, bahth- ]

noun

, plural bath·hous·es [bath, -hou-ziz, bahth, -].

1. a structure, as at the seaside, containing dressing rooms for bathers.
2. a building for bathing, sometimes equipped with swimming pools, medical baths, etc.

bathhouse

/ ˈbɑːθˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a building containing baths, esp for public use

Word History and Origins

Origin of bathhouse¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; bath ¹ + house

Example Sentences

The music seeps from a bathhouse ruin where the hotel stages weekend performances.

From Los Angeles Times

Sivan is compelling and getting more interesting now that his music sounds like it belongs in Castro District bathhouses.

From Los Angeles Times

All over Japan, restaurants, cafeterias, bathhouses and other businesses are facing a similar prospect.

From New York Times

In “Bathhouse.pptx,” Jesús I. Valles investigates the fading history of gay bathhouses, bringing to life both the marginalized people who reveled in them and the forgotten people who cleaned them.

From New York Times

However, I will say, Syd, when we decided to stage the scene with you and Benedetta in a bathhouse, we knew that would have a sensual feeling to it.

From Los Angeles Times