health club

noun

Definition of health clubnext
as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising plays racquetball at the nearby health club

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Recent Examples of health club More than 30,000 square feet of building amenities include a health club, a children’s playroom, a communal roof terrace, and a wellness spa with a private massage room and a 75-foot indoor lap pool. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 May 2026 Check into one of two lodges before exploring all the amenities, including an 18-hole putting course, heated swimming pool, a health club, and sauna. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 One person is dead following a fiery crash at a health club early Saturday in Portland, Oregon, according to authorities who also said explosive devices — some of which had detonated — were found. — ABC News, 2 May 2026 The owners of the bathhouse, known as Watergarden, blamed the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic for the demise of the venue after 43 years of operation as a men’s health club. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for health club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for health club
  1. gym
  2. gymnasium
Noun
  • But somebody had to coach in the little gym before there was a big one.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The installation basically turned gym equipment into instruments.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gym
Noun
  • Perhaps his greatest legacy at UCF is Dean was coaching in 1991 when UCF finally moved out of its tiny dank gymnasium and into its first legitimate basketball arena — a sparkling, by UCF standards, 5,100-seat facility.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The high school gymnasium in my rural coal-mining community was packed to the rafters the night Dolly Parton brought her guitar to town.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of gymnasium

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