boardinghouse
noun
a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.
boardinghouses
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pluralof boardinghouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ludlow and Cornelia are the young lovers whom William Dean Howells brings together in a novel set amid the art schools, boardinghouses, drawing rooms and artists’ studios of late-19th-century New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Tourists jammed hotels and boardinghouses, but they were not the only newcomers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Activities at recreational camps and boardinghouses were limited by the presence of wildfires in parts of the country, and the industry still hasn’t fully recovered after the declines recorded in May and June.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
About 30 people were evacuated from houses in Novofedorivka, to nearby boardinghouses and hotels, RIA News reported.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
Geyer knew what to look for in Detroit and, with the assistance of another police detective, once again began a patient canvass of hotels and boardinghouses.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
