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roadhouses

roadhouses is the plural of roadhouse.

Meaning of roadhouse

Noun

roadhouse (plural roadhouses)

  1. (US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.
    • Near-synonym: coaching inn (often synonymous, historically)
    Synonyms:
    coaching inn
  2. A receiving house.
  3. (Australia) A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities.

Questions about roadhouses

What is roadhouses the plural of?
Roadhouses is the plural of roadhouse.

Words near roadhouses in the dictionary

  1. roadheads
  2. roadhog
  3. roadhogs
  4. roadholding
  5. roadhouse
  6. roadhouses
  7. Roadian
  8. roadie
  9. roadies
  10. roading
  11. roadish

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