noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈboʊtˌhaʊs/
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rhymes with (US) -oʊthaʊs
CMU ARPABET:B OW1 T HH AW1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shed
History
Etymology
From boat + house.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
bådehus
— building for boats
Danish:
bådeskur
— building for boats
Danish:
naust
— building for boats
Esperanto:
boatejo
— building for boats
Faroese:
neyst
— building for boats
Finnish:
venevaja
— building for boats
German:
Bootshalle
— building for boats
German:
Bootshaus
— building for boats
German:
Bootsschuppen
— building for boats
Hebrew:
בֵּית סִירוֹת
(bet sirót)
— building for boats
Hungarian:
csónakház
— building for boats
Ingrian:
rantasaraja
— building for boats
Italian:
rimessa
— building for boats
Māori:
wharau
— building for boats
Māori:
wharau waka
— building for boats
Māori:
wharewaka
— building for boats
Norwegian Bokmål:
naust
— building for boats
Norwegian Bokmål:
båthus
— building for boats
Norwegian Bokmål:
båtskur
— building for boats
Norwegian Nynorsk:
båthus
— building for boats
Norwegian Nynorsk:
naust
— building for boats
Old Norse:
naust
— building for boats
Swedish:
båthus
— building for boats
Turkish:
kayıkhane
— building for boats
Ottoman Turkish:
قایقخانه
(kayıkhâne)
— building for boats
