"waterhouse" meaning in All languages combined

See waterhouse on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: waterhouses [plural]
Etymology: From water + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|house}} water + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterhouse (plural waterhouses)
  1. A house on floats.
    Sense id: en-waterhouse-en-noun-uRXiuyVu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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