boathouse

English

Etymology

boat +‎ house

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊtˌhaʊs/

Noun

boathouse (plural boathouses)

A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
- 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "Regatta,"
  […] many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions.

Hypernyms

house

Translations

building for boats

Danish: bådehus n, bådeskur n
Faroese: neyst n
Finnish: venevaja (fi)

German: Bootshalle (de) f, Bootshaus (de) n, Bootsschuppen (de) m
Hebrew: בֵּית סִירוֹת‎ (he) m (beit sirot)
Maori: wharau, wharau waka

Anagrams

houseboat

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