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
“Coach Dylen Smith sent me a picture of the field house — that was gone. And that’s when I realized: I don’t think my services are quite used up here.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
At a city beach field house along Lake Michigan, dozens of migrants have been staying temporarily in space that is used in the summer for storage and for lifeguards to take breaks.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
Duncanville police spokeswoman Michelle Arias said several people called to report a person with a gun at the field house shortly after 8:40 a.m.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 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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