abattoir |
A place where animals are slaughtered for food. |
abode |
A place in which a person lives. |
aerodrome |
A small airfield for the landing and takeoff of small planes. |
airfield |
A field where aircraft can take off and land. |
airport |
A place where civil aircraft land and take off, usually with runways, a control tower, hangars, and aircraft maintenance, refueling and customer facilities. |
alley/alleyway |
A narrow passageway, especially one between or behind buildings. . |
amphitheatre |
A large circular building without a roof and with many rows of seats rising in tiers around a central space for dramatic or sporting events. |
anteroom |
A room usually serving as a waiting room that is adjacent to another (larger) room. |
apiary |
A place where bees and beehives are kept; the bees are kept for their honey. |
aquarium |
A transparent tank of water in which live fish or other aquatic creatures and plants are kept. |
arboretum |
A place, especially a botanical garden that is devoted to the cultivation of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, especially for scientific study or exhibition. |
archive |
A place where public historical documents or records are kept. |
arena |
A central area used for public events and entertainments and usually surrounded by seats for spectators. |
armoury |
A place where weapons are stored. |
arsenal |
A place such as a building where weapons, ammunition and other military items are manufactured and stored. |
attic |
A space or room directly under the roof of a house often used for storing things. |
auditorium |
The part of a theatre or hall occupied by the audience. |
aviary |
A large cage or enclosure in which birds are kept. |
bagnio |
A place of prostitution; brothel. |
bakery |
A place where bread, cakes, and pastries are baked or sold. |
barracks |
A building or group of buildings used as a residence for soldiers. |
battery |
A series of small cages in which chickens are kept for large-scale production of eggs. |
bazaar |
A market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls selling a large variety of good. |
bedchamber |
A bedroom. |
beehive |
A wooden structure in the form of a dome or box that houses a swarm of bees which are kept for producing honey. |
billet |
A civilian house where soldiers live temporarily. |
boudoir |
A woman’s bedroom or private sitting room. |
boutique |
A small retail shop selling fashionable clothes or accessories. |
bordello |
A house of prostitution; brothel. |
borstal |
A special prison in which convicted offenders who are not old enough to be in an ordinary prison are detained for corrective training. |
brewery |
A place where beer is brewed commercially. |
brickyard |
A place where bricks are made, stored, or sold. |
brooder |
A heated enclosure in which young fowl are raised. |
brothel |
A house where men pay to have sex with prostitutes. |
butchery |
A place where animals are killed for meat. |
bullring |
A circular arena where bullfighting takes place. |
bunkhouse |
A building where ranch hands or farm workers are lodged. |
byre |
A farm building in which cattle are kept; cowshed. |
cabaret |
A restaurant or nightclub that provides live entertainment while the audience dine and drink at tables. |
cabin |
A small wooden house in an area of forest or mountains. |
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A private room or compartment on a ship, in an aircraft or spacecraft for passengers or crew members. |
caboose |
A train carriage, usually the last one on the train, for the use of the train crew. |
cafe |
A coffee-house or small restaurant selling light meals and drinks. |
cafeteria |
A self-service restaurant that is customers carry their own meals on trays to the tables. |
cannery |
A factory where foods are canned. |
canteen |
A place in a workplace or educational establishment where food and meals are available for sale. |
caravansary/caravanserai |
An inn with a large central courtyard which accommodates travelling caravans in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa. |
casino |
A building where gambling takes place, and usually provides other amenities. |
cattery |
A place where cats are bred or looked after. |
cave |
An underground hollow or natural passage into the earth which can be accessed from the ground surface or from the sea. |
cavern |
A large underground cave. |