Synonyms for roadhouse
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.
Near-synonym: coaching inn (often synonymous, historically)
Forms
- Plural
- roadhouses
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| roadhouse | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.