noun
Meaning 1
A tent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Phrase guide
field house
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noun
Meaning 2
A large building for indoor sports, particularly at colleges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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noun
Meaning 3
A building for equipment storage and changing rooms (locker rooms) by an outdoor sports field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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noun
Meaning 4
an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: athletic facility
noun
Meaning 5
a building for indoor sports
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sports arena
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Broader terms: house
History
Etymology
From Middle English *feldhous, from Old English feldhūs (“a tent”), equivalent to field + house. Modern sense is from 1895, originally, a side building by an outdoor sports field, later used for large buildings for indoor sports.