bouncy house
noun
variants
chiefly US bouncy house
or chiefly British bouncy castle
plural bouncy houses
: a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport
called also bounce house
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The event boasts lots of activities for kids and adults, including wooden boat building, printmaking, a bouncy house and ship canal tours.
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Melissa Santos, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Loading your audio article A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child injured after a wind gust lofted a bouncy house 15 to 20 feet into the air at a Maryland baseball game, carried it over a wall and dropped it onto the playing field, as children fell out.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
In the background of the snap of Katherine, a bouncy house and balloon bouquet indicated a pink theme, while the next slide revealed a petting zoo area containing what looked to be a duck, alpaca and more.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
The shooting occurred about 7:40 p.m. at an annual neighborhood celebration full of bouncy houses and festive face painting, a witness said.
—Emma Uber, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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Melissa Santos, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Loading your audio article A 5-year-old boy was killed and another child injured after a wind gust lofted a bouncy house 15 to 20 feet into the air at a Maryland baseball game, carried it over a wall and dropped it onto the playing field, as children fell out.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
In the background of the snap of Katherine, a bouncy house and balloon bouquet indicated a pink theme, while the next slide revealed a petting zoo area containing what looked to be a duck, alpaca and more.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
The shooting occurred about 7:40 p.m. at an annual neighborhood celebration full of bouncy houses and festive face painting, a witness said.
—Emma Uber, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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“Bouncy house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bouncy%20house. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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