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outhouse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings, Household
out·house /ˈaʊthaʊs/ noun [countable]  1. British EnglishTBB a small building which is near to and belongs to a larger main building 〔主建筑物的〕附属建筑物,外围建筑 SYN outbuilding2. American EnglishDH a small building over a hole in the ground that is used as a toilet, in a camping area or, in the past, behind a house 户外厕所 SYN British English privy
Examples from the Corpus
outhouseThey were nowhere to be seen, so I then conducted a search of all the store rooms and outhouses.The growing population needs more roads, wooden shacks and outhouses.Many of the tenants lived in substandard adobe apartments, some with backyard outhouses.Hardened matrons and their brick outhouse sidekicks clasped their hands in front of their chins and let their eyes become wet.Thefts warning: Thieves have also been at work in outhouses and cars around the village.Lock any shed, garage or outhouse.I shake my head and indicate the outhouse.Not when they shoveled snow from the path to the outhouse.
out·house nounChineseSyllable
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outhouse
outhouse /ˈaʊthaʊs/ noun [countable]
1. British English a small building which is near to and belongs to a larger main building
   SYN  outbuilding
2. American English a small building over a hole in the ground that is used as a toilet, in a camping area or, in the past, behind a house
   SYN  privy British English


out·houseBrE /ˈaʊthaʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaʊthaʊs/ 🔊 noun(BrE) a small building, such as a shed, outside a main building (主建筑的)外围建筑,附属建筑(especially NAmE) a toilet in a small building of its own 屋外厕所