noun
Waterhouse
Waterhouse (noun) means a structure that floats on water, used as a house or dwelling. Example: “The fishing family lived in a modest waterhouse moored at the edge of the bay.”
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A structure that floats on water, used as a house or dwelling.
"The floating waterhouses allow residents to live a nomadic life."
— Ilan Kelman, Floods should not mean disasters (2005)
"The fishing family lived in a modest waterhouse moored at the edge of the bay."
"People build embankments and dams, construct waterhouses, establish channels and canals, found power plant and so on to avoid flood, irrigate, supply water, ship and generate electricity."
— XG Zhang, FR Ma (2009)
"We'd live in a waterhouse. Not a houseboat. I didn't want any hint of the “B” word. A waterhouse is a home that floats."
— David Seidman, An Offshore Address (2001)
How to use Waterhouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA floating house.
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Word forms
- Plural
- waterhouses
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of "water" and "house."
Rhymes for Waterhouse
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What does “Waterhouse” mean?
The word “Waterhouse” means a structure that floats on water, used as a house or dwelling. In plain terms, a floating house.
How do you use “Waterhouse” in a sentence?
Here is “Waterhouse” used in a sentence: “The fishing family lived in a modest waterhouse moored at the edge of the bay.”
What part of speech is “Waterhouse”?
“Waterhouse” is a noun.
What is the meaning of Waterhouse?
"Waterhouse" (noun) means a structure that floats on water, used as a house or dwelling.
