Synonyms for roadhouse


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rohd-hous
Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊdˌhaʊs

Top 10 synonyms for roadhouse Other synonyms for the word roadhouse

Définition of roadhouse

Origin :
  • "inn by a roadside," 1857, later "place for refreshment and entertainment along a road" (1922), from road (n.) + house (n.).
  • As in inn : noun accommodation for travellers
  • As in joint : noun cheap hangout
  • As in lodge : noun cabin; vacation residence
  • As in motel : noun temporary, short-term residence, often for travelers
  • As in nightclub : noun place for evening entertainment
  • As in pub : noun business where liquor and food are served
  • As in tavern : noun business establishment for serving drink, food
  • As in juke joint : noun roadside establishment
  • As in casino : noun gambling establishment
  • As in hotel : noun place where one pays for accommodation
Example sentences :
  • So Burroughs knew of a drive to a roadhouse and a convivial night.
  • Extract from : « A Man of Two Countries » by Alice Harriman
  • On the way Ismay told him to stop at a roadhouse, got out and brought Nelly a drink.
  • Extract from : « The Bandbox » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • I'm speaking from a roadhouse in the Bronx; going straight from here to the bank.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout » by Richard Harding Davis
  • One day he was on his way home from Albany and stopped at a roadhouse at Kingston.
  • Extract from : « Greenwich Village » by Anna Alice Chapin
  • I took her out to dinner, to a roadhouse, a few days ago, and she said she saw him there.
  • Extract from : « Dangerous Days » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The roadhouse is presided over by a very able body of the clan of Ferguson.
  • Extract from : « Letters of a Woman Homesteader » by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
  • Near the roadhouse was an Indian village where he had expected to get a guide for the journey to Kamatlah.
  • Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine
  • One of the items was that the stage for Katma had failed to reach the roadhouse at Smith's Crossing.
  • Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine
  • A moment more and an automobile carrying four men was speeding to the roadhouse, while Fred rode alongside.
  • Extract from : « The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall » by Spencer Davenport
  • It was attractive enough as a roadhouse, but it was wretched as an imitation paradise.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
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