Home › Words › D › drafthousedrafthousedrafthouse means A business establishment where alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, ale, etc, are served, but not hard liquor.EtymologyFrom draft + house.nounA business establishment where alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, ale, etc, are served, but not hard liquor.e.g.“Going to Tiffany's on Young Circle in Hollywood for the 3-for-1's, open 'til 3 AM, now a cinema and drafthouse.” — 2000, Michael Ketover, How to Be a Better Birder: Travel Stories, page 147:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beerhouse 65% match — A tavern or restaurant in which the primary drink served is beer. vs drafthouse →drinkery 63% match — A place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house. vs drafthouse →dramshop 62% match — A shop selling alcohol. vs drafthouse →draft 60% match — A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle. vs drafthouse →barroom 59% match — A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. vs drafthouse →brewhouse 58% match — The part of a brewery where the wort is made, as contrasted with the cellars and warehouses; a brewery (sometimes synonymous in cases involving a single building). vs drafthouse →groggery 56% match — An establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. vs drafthouse →brewpub 56% match — A public house with a brewery (usually a microbrewery) attached. vs drafthouse →