clubhouse

[kluhb-hous]

noun

plural

clubhouses 

1. a building or room occupied by a club.

2. a building or area used for social or recreational activities by occupants of an apartment complex, institution, etc.

3. an athletic team's dressing room.

clubhouse

/ ˈklʌbˌhaʊs /

noun

1. the premises of a sports or other club, esp a golf club

Word History and Origins

Origin of clubhouse¹

First recorded in 1810–20; club + house

Example Sentences

A 145-year-old rugby club has been left reeling after a "devastating" fire swept through its clubhouse, destroying precious trophies and memorabilia.

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The third iteration of the clubhouse, modeled after The Reform Club in London, is built around a prefabricated steel frame imported from the U.K., and reassembled here.

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It was fewer than 24 hours after he’d been told of the trade of which he wasn’t expecting, standing in front of his new end-of-the-hallway locker in the Chargers’ clubhouse.

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He writes: "The banter of the mess, the clubhouse, the pub, the stands - ridiculous as it sounds, these are the things that make us British. I make no apology for it. I love it."

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“I just started thinking about it when the game ended,” said Kershaw, who elected to traverse the field to get back to the clubhouse after Wednesday’s game instead of the connected bullpen tunnel.

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