boathouse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbəʊthaʊs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bōt′hous′)

Inflections of 'boathouse' (n): npl: boathouses

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
boat•house  (bōt′hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es 
    (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa building or shed, usually built partly over water, for sheltering a boat or boats.
  • boat + house 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boathouse / ˈbəʊtˌhaʊs/
  1. a shelter by the edge of a river, lake, etc, for housing boats

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