Garages
18 entries
boathangar · bolthaste · carbour · carfield · caveyard · drayard · houseboathouse · houseboathouseboat · moorgrove · motorcellar · paveyard · saddleset · sailbox · shedship · shipshed · sledstead · turryhut · vroom
boathangar /ˈbәʊtˌhӕŋә/
noun (plural boathangars)
a garage for seaplanes.
[from boat + hanger.]
bolthaste /ˈbɒltheɪst/
noun (plural bolthastes)
a boathouse for speedboats.
[from bolt + house.]
carbour /ˈkɑːbә/
noun (plural carbours)
a parking lot.
[a blend of car + harbour.]
carfield /ˈkɑːfɪәld/
noun (plural carfields)
a large car park.
[from car + field.]
caveyard /ˈkeɪvjɑːd/
noun (plural caveyards)
1. a large garage.
2. an indoor sports field.
[from cave + yard.]
drayard /ˈdreɪjɑːd/
noun (plural drayards)
a garage.
Synonym: vroom
Proxynonym: caveyard(1.)
[an elboword of dray + yard.]
houseboathouse /ˈhaʊsbәʊtˌhaʊs/
noun (plural houseboathouses)
a boathouse in which to store houseboats.
[a tiakler of houseboat + boathouse.]
houseboathouseboat /ˈhaʊsbәʊtˌhaʊsbәʊt/
noun (plural houseboathouseboats)
a sailable houseboathouse.
Not to be confused with: shedship
[from Hoptanglish houseboathouse + boat.]
moorgrove /ˈmɔːɡrәʊv/
noun (plural moorgroves)
a parking lot for horseriders, having either trees or posts.
[from moor + grove.]
motorcellar /ˈmәʊtәˌsɛlә/
noun (plural motorcellars)
a basement or underground garage that has been converted into a huge jet engine that, after a minute of huffing and puffing, can launch the whole building up into the air.
Compare: hoverloft
[from motor + cellar.]
paveyard /ˈpeɪvyɑːd/
noun (plural paveyards)
a cemetery that has been converted into a car park.
[a blend of pave + graveyard.]
saddleset /ˈsӕdәlˌsɛt/
noun (plural saddlesets)
a garage for bicycles.
[from saddle + set. in the sense 'burrow'.]
sailbox /ˈseɪlbɒks/
noun (plural sailboxen)
a boathouse.
[from sail + box.]
shedship /ˈʃɛdʃɪp/
noun (plural shedships)
a sailable shipshed.
Not to be confused with: houseboathouseboat
[from shed + ship.]
shipshed /ˈʃɪpʃɛd/
noun (plural shipsheds)
a large boathouse.
[from ship + shed.]
sledstead /ˈslɛdstɛd/
noun (plural sledsteads)
1. a garage attached to an igloo.
2. a drawer in a filing cabinet where cold cases are stored.
Homophone: sleadstead
[from sled + stead 'place'.]
turryhut /ˈtʌriˌhʌt/
noun (plural turryhuts)
a small boathouse.
[from Hoptanglish turry1 + hut.]
vroom /vruːm/
informal
noun (plural vrooms)
a garage.
Synonym: drayard
Proxynonym: caveyard(1.)
[a blend of vehicle + room.]