Definition

1. Noun:
   • An athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport: A building or structure, typically located at a sports ground or stadium, used by athletes for changing clothes, storing equipment, and other preparatory activities.
   • A building for indoor sports: A structure designed to house indoor athletic activities, such as basketball, volleyball, or track and field practice.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The team gathered in the field house before the big game.
  • The university built a new field house with an indoor track and basketball courts.

Advanced Usage

• "The old field house": Often used to refer to a specific, well-known athletic building, especially in a school or community context.
  • The championship banners hang in the rafters of the old field house.

Variants and Related Words

• Fieldhouse (n): A common alternative spelling, written as one word.
  • The new fieldhouse will open next semester.
• Gymnasium (n): A related facility for indoor sports and physical education, often used interchangeably in some contexts, though a "gymnasium" may be more general-purpose.

Synonyms

• Athletic facility: A place designed for sports and exercise.
• Sports complex: A larger set of buildings and fields for athletic use.
• Locker room: A room within a field house or other facility where athletes change and store gear.

Related Phrases

• Home field house: The athletic facility belonging to a specific team or school.
  • The visiting team will use the guest locker rooms in our home field house.

Noun

1. an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport
2. a building for indoor sports