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bathing box

bathing box noun: a beach hut.

Noun

bathing box (plural bathing boxes)

  1. (Australia, UK) A beach hut.
    • Boatsheds and bathing boxes were strung along the beaches of Port Phillip Bay for the shelter of boats as well as the bodies of the affluent.1999, Clarice Beckett, Rosalind Hollinrake, Ian Potter Museum of Art, Clarice Beckett: Politically Incorrect, page 28
    • She watched until her father reached the wreck, waiting until he turned and began the return swim, then she started up the beach toward the tea-trees and the line of gaily painted bathing boxes.2002, Alex Miller, Conditions of Faith, page 3

Forms of bathing box

pluralbathing boxes

Questions about bathing box

What does bathing box mean?
Bathing box means a beach hut.
What part of speech is bathing box?
Bathing box is a noun.
What is the plural of bathing box?
The plural of bathing box is bathing boxes.

Words near bathing box in the dictionary

  1. bathinettes
  2. bathing
  3. bathing beauties
  4. bathing beauty
  5. bathing belle
  6. bathing box
  7. bathing boxes
  8. bathing cap
  9. bathing caps
  10. bathing costume
  11. bathing costumes

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