Waterhouse

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A house on floats.

    "We'd live in a waterhouse. Not a houseboat. I didn't want any hint of the “B” word. A waterhouse is a home that floats."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A rural locality in Dorset local government area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.

Example

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"We'd live in a waterhouse. Not a houseboat. I didn't want any hint of the “B” word. A waterhouse is a home that floats."

Etymology

From water + house.

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