schoolhouse
A building housing a school, especially a small or single-room oneA building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.
» The schoolhouse was burnt to ashes.
Das Schulgebäude brannte völlig ab.
Школа сгорела дотла.
Meaning
1 sensesA building housing a school, especially a small or single-room one.
здание школыzdanije školy
- a building where young people receive education
Examples
3 sentencesThe schoolhouse was burnt to ashes.
ruШкола сгорела дотла.
deDas Schulgebäude brannte völlig ab.
The teachers could not decide where to build the new schoolhouse.
deDie Lehrer konnten sich nicht entscheiden, wo das neue Schulgebäude errichtet werden sollte.
The schoolhouse's stone masonry had started to crack after years of weather damage.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West FrisFrom Middle English scolehous, scole-hous, equivalent to school + house. Compare West Frisian skoallehûs,
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