English Explanatory Dictionary

boomhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building for housing the operator of the winch that controls a boom which is used to control the flow of logs that float downriver to the sawmill.

Word forms

boomhouse boomhouses

Etymology

From boom + house.

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