long house

or longhouse

noun

a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.

Origin of long house

First recorded in 1615–25

Words nearby long house

long hop, long horn, long-horned beetle, long-horned grasshopper, long horse, long house, Long, Huey, long hundredweight, longi-, longicaudal, longicorn

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Example sentences from the Web for long house

When the men had come close to the landing one of them gave a low signal, and presently a native came down from the long-house.
The Monster Men|Edgar Rice Burroughs
It was a good moon, and the boat continued on her course till she came to the Dyak village where they had visited the long-house.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic
A long-house was to be seen on a knoll, and the wheelman was ordered to take the boat within a couple of rods of the shore.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic
The dwellers in the long-house extended every courtesy to Ninaka and his crew.
The Monster Men|Edgar Rice Burroughs

Shortly after day break Ninaka beached his prahu before the long-house of a peaceful river tribe.
The Monster Men|Edgar Rice Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for long house

long house

noun

a long communal dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indian peoples. It often served as a council house as well

a long dwelling found in other parts of the world, such as Borneo

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单词	long house
释义	long house or longhouse noun a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length. Origin of long house First recorded in 1615–25 Words nearby long house long hop, long horn, long-horned beetle, long-horned grasshopper, long horse, long house, Long, Huey, long hundredweight, longi-, longicaudal, longicorn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for long house When the men had come close to the landing one of them gave a low signal, and presently a native came down from the long-house. The Monster Men\|Edgar Rice Burroughs It was a good moon, and the boat continued on her course till she came to the Dyak village where they had visited the long-house. Four Young Explorers\|Oliver Optic A long-house was to be seen on a knoll, and the wheelman was ordered to take the boat within a couple of rods of the shore. Four Young Explorers\|Oliver Optic The dwellers in the long-house extended every courtesy to Ninaka and his crew. The Monster Men\|Edgar Rice Burroughs Shortly after day break Ninaka beached his prahu before the long-house of a peaceful river tribe. The Monster Men\|Edgar Rice Burroughs British Dictionary definitions for long house long house noun a long communal dwelling of the Iroquois and other North American Indian peoples. It often served as a council house as well a long dwelling found in other parts of the world, such as Borneo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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