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roadhouse

[ rohd-hous ]

/ ˈroʊdˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural road·hous·es [rohd-hou-ziz] /ˈroʊdˌhaʊ zɪz/.

an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.

Origin of roadhouse

First recorded in 1855–60; road + house

Words nearby roadhouse

roadbed, roadblock, roadeo, roadguard, roadholding, roadhouse, roadie, roadkill, roadmap, roadrailer, roadroller

Example sentences from the Web for roadhouse

The first real guitar I had, Mr. Cham Fields, who owned a roadhouse, gambling house, and W. C. Handy gave it to me.

Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis |Stanley Booth |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Imagine them all clustered in a roadhouse, having a beer around sunset, shaking their heads over the lost opportunity.

GOP Would Have Had Better Shot in 2012 With Center-Right Pols Like Christie |John Avlon |December 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
If they stop anywhere, it will be most likely at some roadhouse, where they can drink and smoke, and play pool and cards.

Dave Porter and His Rivals |Edward Stratemeyer
No, he's going to start a roadhouse out on the almshouse drive in a few months; swell place, you know.

Vandover and the Brute |Frank Norris

He knew Mr. Carwell was fastidious about such matters, as he had often spent many hours in the roadhouse.

The Golf Course Mystery |Chester K. Steele
This is real work, and we reach the roadhouse in the middle of the afternoon, but not so tired as on the preceding day.

Adventures in Alaska |Samuel Hall Young
It too became a tavern, a pleasure resort, a "mead garden," a roadhouse—whatever you choose to call it.

Greenwich Village |Anna Alice Chapin

British Dictionary definitions for roadhouse

roadhouse

/ (ˈrəʊdˌhaʊs) /

noun

a pub, restaurant, etc, that is situated at the side of a road, esp a country road