bouncy house

noun

variants chiefly US bouncy house or chiefly British bouncy castle

plural bouncy houses

: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport

called also bounce house

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The event boasts lots of activities for kids and adults, including wooden boat building, printmaking, a bouncy house and ship canal tours. —

Melissa Santos, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024 Loading your audio article A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child injured after a wind gust lofted a bouncy house 15 to 20 feet into the air at a Maryland baseball game, carried it over a wall and dropped it onto the playing field, as children fell out. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024 In the background of the snap of Katherine, a bouncy house and balloon bouquet indicated a pink theme, while the next slide revealed a petting zoo area containing what looked to be a duck, alpaca and more. —

Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024 The shooting occurred about 7:40 p.m. at an annual neighborhood celebration full of bouncy houses and festive face painting, a witness said. —

Emma Uber, Washington Post, 7 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bouncy house