roadhouse

[ rohd-hous ]

noun

, plural road·hous·es [rohd, -hou-ziz].

1. an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.

roadhouse

/ ˈrəʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a pub, restaurant, etc, that is situated at the side of a road, esp a country road

Word History and Origins

Origin of roadhouse¹

First recorded in 1855–60; road + house

Example Sentences

The congressional seat can’t be surrendered to “a political hack,” she told a few score at a roadhouse grill in Amboy, done up with cobwebs and skeletons for Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times

But he found consistent money playing music with his band throughout the red dirt roadhouse circuit in Oklahoma and Texas.

From Seattle Times

Lage takes some modal and chromatic detours, and the pianist Kris Davis flings around free-jazz clusters, but the track never loses a rowdy roadhouse spirit.

From New York Times

A desert roadhouse with a world-class license plate collection.

From Los Angeles Times

In contrast to strait-laced Seattle, where suds stopped flowing at 2 a.m. and never on Sundays, Georgetown’s unregulated taverns, eateries and roadhouses were open round-the-clock, serving laborers the hoppy product of their labors.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• chalet
• cottage
• country house
• dormitory
• dwelling
• hostel
• hotel
• hut
• inn
• motel
• shack
• shelter
• tavern