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playbarn

playbarn noun: a building containing indoor play equipment for children, such as slides and ball pits.

Noun

playbarn (plural playbarns)

  1. A building containing indoor play equipment for children, such as slides and ball pits.
    • Public playing fields, playbarns and playgrounds have been provided throughout the town by the District Council.1978, The Municipal Year Book and Public Services Directory, page 1225
    • Many modern pubs also include additional facilities such as entertainment or playbarns, to attract particular sectors of the market, or be themed (Irish bars, for instance).2012, Cathy Burgess, Money Matters for Hospitality Managers, page 6

Forms of playbarn

pluralplaybarns

Origin of playbarn

From play + barn.

Questions about playbarn

What does playbarn mean?
Playbarn means a building containing indoor play equipment for children, such as slides and ball pits.
What part of speech is playbarn?
Playbarn is a noun.
What is the plural of playbarn?
The plural of playbarn is playbarns.

Words near playbarn in the dictionary

  1. playback singer
  2. playback singers
  3. playbacks
  4. playball
  5. playballs
  6. playbarn
  7. playbarns
  8. playbill
  9. playbills
  10. playblast
  11. playblasted

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