glasshouse

glass·house  (glshous)

n.

1. See glasswork.

2. Chiefly British A greenhouse.

3. A place, position, or situation involving intense public scrutiny.

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glasshouse [ˈglɑːsˌhaʊs]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Brit a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions

2. (Military) Obsolete informal chiefly Brit a military detention centre

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) US another word for glassworks

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

glasshouse - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions greenhouse, nursery building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" hothouse, indoor garden, conservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner orangery - a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas

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glasshouse

noun greenhouse, conservatory, hothouse This kind of plant needs to be grown in a glasshouse.

Translations

glasshouse [ˈglɑːshaʊs] N (glasshouses (pl)) [ˈglɑːshaʊzɪz] (for plants) → invernadero m (Brit) (Mil) → cárcel f (militar)
see also glass B

glasshouse [ˈglɑːshaʊs] n → serre f

glasshouse [ˈglɑːsˌhaʊs] n (for plants) → serra