schoolhouse

noun

school·​house ˈskül-ˌhau̇s 

: a building used as a school and especially as an elementary school

Examples of schoolhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Located in a Victorian schoolhouse in the Clerkenwell neighborhood of London, Hadid’s offices will now host spaces for exhibitions, lectures, workshops, education, and residencies. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026

The former Victorian schoolhouse, located at 10 Bowling Green Lane in Clerkenwell, will be repurposed as a public cultural space for architecture, design and the related arts. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Let the national flag float over every schoolhouse in the country and the exercises be such as shall impress upon our youth the patriotic duties of American citizenship. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

The community was known for a one-room schoolhouse serving kindergarteners through 8th-graders, but Iowa Hill Elementary School closed in 2010 due to a lack of students, Gold Country Media reported. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schoolhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

schoolhouse

noun

school·​house -ˌhau̇s 

: a building used as a school