boom house

A form of boomhouse — 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.

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Meanings

nounboom house (plural boom houses)

plural boom houses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of boomhouse.
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    He notes with some pride this prank was mild for a group of men who worked in constant danger and adds, "There is no question in my mind that you could get any of the river men back out here to run logs, probably for half the pay," he says. "River driving is just something that gets in your blood. I guess that's why I never left, even when the jobs went. And I guess that's why I've put so much work into the boom house.”

    2004, Elizabeth Peavey, Maine & Me, →ISBN
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APA

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“boom house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boom%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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