1. buildings containing bathing facilities for public use
2. buildings at beaches or pools with changing rooms and washing facilities

Examples

• The ancient Romans built elaborate bathhouses throughout their empire.
• Many Japanese cities still have traditional bathhouses called sento.
• The beach bathhouses were renovated to include modern showers.
• Visitors can rent towels at the municipal bathhouses.
• The old bathhouses downtown have been converted into apartments.
• Public bathhouses were common in American cities during the early 1900s.