Pronunciations
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/ˈbæθˌhaʊs/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A building with baths for communal use.
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[…] a plethora of taverns, victuals, brew houses, hostelries, bathhouses, brothels, bearbaiting and bullbaiting arenas jostled for space with shops of stockfishmongers, garlicmongers, and bakemongers.
The landslide hit Xiangning county in Shanxi province early Friday evening, provincial authorities said. Two residential buildings, home to a total of 14 households, and a public bathhouse collapsed under the weight of the falling earth.
A building where swimmers can change clothes.
A business with bath-like facilities, which chiefly serves as a place for sexual encounters, especially among men.
Noun
a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
- Synonyms
a building containing public baths
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