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boathouse
WIKTIONARY
boathouse
Noun
  • A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
BABYLON ENGLISH
boathouse n.
shed built over water to cover and protect boats
HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
boathouse
boathouse
\boat"house`\ (&?;), n. a house for sheltering boats. half the latticed boathouse hides.
WORDNET 2.0
boathouse
Noun
1. a house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats
(hypernym) house
ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Boathouse
A boathouse (or a boat house) is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports or leisure use. These are typically located on open water, such as on a river. Often the boats stored are rowing boats. Other boats such as punts or small motor boats may also be stored.
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