bathhouse

Everyday

1. A building with baths for public use, where people go to wash, bathe and relax. tree →
2. Ancient Roman baths, Turkish baths (hammams), Japanese bathhouses (sento, onsen) and Finnish saunas are all kinds of bathhouses. tree →
3. (old) A building at a beach where swimmers change. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons Roman bathhouses had hot, warm and cold rooms (caldarium, tepidarium, frigidarium) and were places to meet friends. In many cultures public bathhouses were needed when homes had no baths. In stories and films they appear as warm, steamy places.

Examples

• The Romans built a bathhouse in Bath. tree →
• The bathhouse had a hot room and a cold pool. tree →
• Romans met friends at the bathhouse. tree →
• In Japan some people visit a public bathhouse. tree →
• We saw the ruins of a Roman bathhouse on our school trip. tree →
• Steam filled the old bathhouse. tree →

Note

One word, double h: bath + house. Plural: bathhouses. Not the same as a «bathroom» in a home.