roadhouse
An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a…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.
Meaning
3 senses(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)
Rasthaus
A receiving house.
(Australia)A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities.
- an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
Translations
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Origin
From road + house.From road + house.
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Forms
plural: roadhouses| Singular | roadhouse |
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