boathouse

boathouse

English

Etymology

boat +‎ house

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊtˌhaʊs/

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Noun

boathouse (plural boathouses)

1. A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
   • 1942, Emily Carr, “Regatta”, in The Book of Small:

     […] 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.

Hypernyms

• house

Translations

building for boats

Danish: bådehus n, bådeskur n Esperanto: boatejo Faroese: neyst n Finnish: venevaja (fi) German: Bootshalle (de) f, Bootshaus (de) n, Bootsschuppen (de) m Hebrew: בֵּית סִירוֹת‎ (he) m (beit sirot) Maori: wharau, wharau waka, wharewaka Norwegian: båthus n, naust Nynorsk: båthus n, naust Swedish: båthus (sv) n

Anagrams

• houseboat