1. a building or shelter near water where boats are stored or kept

Examples

• The rowing team stored their shells in the university boathouse.
• We rented kayaks from the small boathouse by the lake.
• The old boathouse had been converted into a waterfront restaurant.
• They built a new boathouse to protect their sailboat during winter.
• The boathouse provided shelter from the storm for several small craft.
• Members of the yacht club gathered at the boathouse for the regatta.