boathouse

Everyday

1. A shed or building by a river or lake where boats are kept. tree →
2. A building of a rowing club where boats and oars are stored. tree →

In the lessons

Found in stories about rivers and lakes, in holiday places and at rowing clubs. In The Wind in the Willows Toad Hall has a fine boathouse, and the Water Rat keeps his little blue-and-white boat by the river bank. A boathouse often stands half over the water so boats can slide in and out.

Examples

• The boats were locked in the boathouse for the winter. tree →
• Toad showed them his boathouse full of boats he no longer used. tree →
• We found old oars and life jackets in the boathouse. tree →
• The rowing team carried their boat out of the boathouse. tree →
• Ducks nested under the boathouse floor. tree →
• The boathouse door opened straight onto the lake. tree →

Note

One word: boathouse (boat + house). Plural «boathouses» is pronounced with a «z» sound in the middle of «-houses», like «houses».