field house

noun

1
: a building at an athletic field for housing equipment or providing dressing facilities
2
: a building enclosing a large area suitable for various forms of athletics and usually providing seats for spectators

Examples of field house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The field house had already stopped offering classes and other activities for community members in order to prepare for the migrants’ arrival. Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024 Still, over the past decade, the university renovated its basketball arena and built a field house, an aquatics center and a soccer stadium. Joe Drape, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for field house 

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of field house was in 1892

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“Field house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20house. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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