clubhouse

noun

club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce clubhouse (audio)
1
: a house occupied by a club or used for club activities
2
: locker rooms used by an athletic team
3
: a building at a golf course typically housing a locker room, pro shop, and restaurant

Examples of clubhouse in a Sentence

we plan to meet at the clubhouse each week
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Often times with a handshake on the field or even a visit to the opponent’s clubhouse. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024 But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Eisenbahn Village will also feature a 2,400-square-foot clubhouse, a community room with a kitchen, a fitness center, a game room, a patio and two outdoor pickleball courts. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024 This attitude goes back to the hotel’s beginnings as a coastal farm escape for Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who converted farm buildings into a clubhouse with rooms to host his friends (who happened to be royalty and celebrities) in 1953. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clubhouse 

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clubhouse was in 1746

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“Clubhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubhouse. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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clubhouse

noun
club·​house ˈkləb-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce clubhouse (audio)
1
: a meeting place (as a house) used by a club for club activities
2
: locker rooms used by an athletic team

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