noun
- buildings containing bathing facilities for public use
- 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.