1. buildings designed to store boats, typically located near water

Examples

• The rowing club maintains several boathouses along the river.
• Old boathouses lined the shore of the lake.
• They stored their sailboat in one of the marina’s boathouses.
• The university’s boathouses house the crew team’s racing shells.
• Many boathouses also serve as social gathering places for boat clubs.
• The historic boathouses were converted into waterfront restaurants.