field house
Americannoun
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a building housing the dressing facilities, storage spaces, etc., used in connection with an athletic field.
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a building used for indoor athletic events, as track events or basketball.
Etymology
Origin of field house
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Leahy’s Notre Dame players practiced in a field house where a local farmer used horses to loosen the packed-dirt floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Some stay a few days — others months — while they await longer-term placement at shelters set up throughout the city, including small hotels, a park field house and unused commercial space.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Bains couldn’t be completely sure Ekeler would succeed as a pro but knew Ekeler had the proper wiring, something Bains witnessed often from his office overlooking the school’s indoor field house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
“Kids have used the ones in the field house, but they have to ask permission, and it’s very conspicuous,” she said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
And now he was in that field house again, not as some gawking, starry-eyed kid, but as a football player, preparing for the semifinal game against the Carter Cowboys.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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