weather house

noun

A mechanical contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.

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Meanings

nounweather house (plural weather houses)

plural weather houses

  1. A mechanical contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.

    Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought / Devised the weather house, that useful toy!

    1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: weather box

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mechanical contrivance in the form of a house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions by the appearance or retirement of toy images.

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weather box
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weather box
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APA

weather house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20house

MLA

“weather house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20house. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weather house,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20house.

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