tree house

American

[tree-hous] / ˈtriˌhaʊs /

Or treehouse

noun

a small house, especially one for children to play in, built or placed up in the branches of a tree.

Etymology

Origin of tree house

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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There was a great big tree house that overlooked the hills of the highlands and the ruins.

From Literature

Chase was relieved that his father wasn’t upset that he was fixing the tree house.

From Literature

Happy as a lark, you will take the oven-warm biscuits up to your private tree house and, hungry as a horse, devour them all yourself.

From Literature

Supporters say he fell from a tree house he was using to protest his eviction.

From Los Angeles Times

As part of the eviction defense, Flores constructed an elaborate tree house 28 feet high in an ash tree in the home’s backyard, where he planned to retreat if police attempted to haul him out.

From Los Angeles Times

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