field house

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English *feldhous, from Old English feldhūs (a tent), equivalent to field +‎ house. Modern sense is from 1895,[1] originally, a side building by an outdoor sports field, later used for large buildings for indoor sports.

Noun

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field house (plural field houses)

  1. (rare) A tent.
  2. (Canada, US) A large building for indoor sports, particularly at colleges.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      There were herds of leather sofas and enough computers to ensure that no prospective matriculant or visiting parent could enter a room and not see at least one available keyboard, not even in the dining hall or field house.
  3. (Canada, US) A building for equipment storage and changing rooms (locker rooms) by an outdoor sports field.

References

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  1. ^ field house”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.