BOATHOUSE

boathouse

(noun) a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boathouse (plural boathouses)

A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.

Hypernyms

• house

Anagrams

• houseboat

Source: Wiktionary


Boat"house`, n.

Definition: A house for sheltering boats. Half the latticed boathouse hides. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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