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Boathouse   /bˈoʊthˈaʊs/   Listen
Boathouse

noun
1.
A shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats.





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"Boathouse" Quotes from Famous Books



... decided, and they hurried Janet down to the girls' boathouse, which had a warm, cozy clubroom at one end where Mr. Godey, the watchman, stayed, and where, at this time of year, he was often busy sharpening skates. Laura found a pair of skates for the Red Cross girl, and for an hour the latter practiced ...
— The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross - Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause • Gertrude W. Morrison
... meal was finished I went down to the boathouse. The boathouse was a little building on the beach at the foot of the bluff below the house. It was a favorite resort of mine and I spent many hours there. My eighteen foot motor launch, the Comfort, the one expensive luxury I allowed myself and which I had bought second-hand ...
— The Rise of Roscoe Paine • Joseph C. Lincoln


Words linked to "Boathouse" :   shed


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