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From boat +‎ house.

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boathouse (plural boathouses)

  1. A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
    • 1942, Emily Carr, “Regatta”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:
      [] many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions.

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