bathhouse

American  

[bath-hous, bahth-] / ˈbæθˌhaʊs, ˈbɑθ- /

noun

plural

bathhouses

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.

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bathhouse British  

/ ˈbɑːθˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a building containing baths, esp for public use

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Etymology

Origin of bathhouse

First recorded in 1695–1705; bath ¹ + house

Example Sentences

Some founders break only to exercise at Barry’s boot camp or sweat out toxins at a bathhouse in the city, like Archimedes Banya, where they can chat about future funding rounds with peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

Even the bathrooms are opulent in that uncanny, chain-restaurant way: part suburban shopping plaza, part Ancient Egyptian bathhouse, all backlit marble and echoing tile.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

This painting is actually a repurposed image from a traditional Japanese bathhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

I made an appointment to talk to the owners, and I asked them if I could rent the bathhouse for the evening, and they said, “Well, we don’t do that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

When she crossed into the light from the bathhouse, I saw that it was Mary Bykovski.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam