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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About 20 minutes later, team captain Christian Yelich finally made his way into the clubhouse, still in awe of what was happening in the stands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
These included updating the warming hut and clubhouse and adding a mountain bike park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Afterward, for laughs, the Rays cranked up the speakers in the visitor’s clubhouse and played Sinatra’s “New York, New York”—the official Yankee theme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The organizational flexibility can lead to some uncomfortable discussions within the clubhouse, as Roberts and coaches keep the relievers updated on the latest plan for how they might be used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
And sometimes it’s not even a gang-banger in the vacant apartments—you get kids who use the vacant apartments as their clubhouse, like kids in the suburbs would use a tree house.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
Across the U.S., mostly male clubhouses have become family-friendly facilities with waterslides, wellness programs and karaoke, saving a cratering industry in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
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
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
She used to follow after him every place he went—out fishing in the woods, to the clubhouses he built with other boys, to the slot machine in the back of Mr. Brannon’s restaurant—everywhere.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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