| 词汇 | outhouse |
| 释义 | outhouse noun[ C ] uk /ˈaʊt.haʊs/ us /ˈaʊt.haʊs/ a small building joined to or near to a larger one（与大建筑物相连或相近的）附属建筑，外围建筑 US a toilet in an outbuilding户外厕所 Garden buildings & structures belvedere bird table birdbath cloche cold frame conservatory fountain gazebo glasshouse greenhouse grow house hothouse polytunnel potting shed shed sitootery sleepout wigwam woodpile woodshed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parts of buildings: the toilet outhouse | American Dictionaryouthouse noun[ C ] us/ˈɑʊtˌhɑʊs/pluralouthousesus/ˈɑʊtˌhɑʊ·zəz, -səz/ a small building containing a seat over a hole that is used as a toilet, used esp. by people who live in houses that do not have water moving in pipes Examples of outhouseouthouse While some of these spaces may be stores or other outhouses, many will have been individual dwellings. Apart from a well, the remains of several outhouses (four and six posters) have been found on the yard, but presumably not all contemporary. Refugees were accommodated in hastily requisitioned bungalows and outhouses. Often these were adapted from stables and outhouses, betraying no outward sign of their purpose. The rural outhouse, however primitive, was certainly not shared in the manner that cast-iron lavatories were in the city or at the pier. Cabins generally lacked wells for water and had neither toilets nor outhouses of any kind. As dating evidence for the palisade and the outhouses is lacking, the association with the house is an assumption. In this place it was found most abundantly in a large outhouse which was tenanted by a number of rabbits. Would you say that outhouses or barns attached to the building are not to be allowed also? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This included £540,000 for a complete refurbishment of the run-down—outhoused—commercial office and £215,000 for the installation of new security gates at all embassy entrances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another difficulty is that some polling stations are situated in outhouses at the back of the school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also stipulated that all the outhouses must be built of a certain kind of, almost, tiles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then his outhouse, containing 18 chickens, was set on fire, and the chickens were burnt alive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may have started by burning down an outhouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But they do not say anything about houses where there is no suitable outhouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of outhouse These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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