clubhouse
Americannoun
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clubhouses
plural
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a building or room occupied by a club.
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a building or area used for social or recreational activities by occupants of an apartment complex, institution, etc.
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an athletic team's dressing room.
noun
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Origin of clubhouse
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The pair are part of City of Derry Tennis Club, which now has about 100 members despite not having a clubhouse or courts of its own.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He transformed the property into a private country club with two championship golf courses, a clubhouse with a restaurant and a helipad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"When we won, this perfect V of geese flew right over our heads and over the clubhouse."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Angels were such a minimal part of Disney’s portfolio that then-chief executive Michael Eisner showed up in the clubhouse and the players had no idea who he was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The New York Athletic Club’s facility there, completed in 1888, sprawled over thirty neatly manicured acres at the center of which stood a posh, sprawling clubhouse.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Membership fees fund maintenance of common areas and shared amenities including pools and clubhouses, insurance for these shared spaces and long-term repairs.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
In spring training clubhouses across Florida and Arizona last month, players watched in awe as the American men’s hockey team stunned Canada to win a gold medal in Milan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The WRU said through a deal with TNT, rugby clubs can show matches live in their clubhouses via a code.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
Such clubhouses are far from a new idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2024
“I can't believe this is the same girl who used to make clubhouses out of our couch cushions.”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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