health club
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2.3
- noun
- /hɛlθ klʌb/
:
gimnasio
- Every morning, I go to the health club to work out before starting my day.
- member of the health club
- health club membership
- private health club
And I took a job at a local health club.
- And I took a job at a local health club.
- But we do have the_Happy Health Club as well.
- So get a job in a get a job in a health club, start training people in the health club.
Examples
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I had a job in a health club for six dollars an hour.
Fiction book (1994) -
We both worked out at the same health club in Tonopah.
Fiction book (1993) -
One at a hotel, the other at a health club.
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All I can think of is my health club in New York City.
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I took a shower at the health club.
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How dedicated are you to being a member of the health club?
Academic text (2002) -
Perhaps you will join a health club, or a reading group, take up golf, or run for office.
Fiction book (1997) -
At the health club, I saw a flyer.
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I joined the local health club, which had weight-lifting machines as well as aerobic classes.
Fiction book (1992) -
The new health club downtown offers a variety of fitness classes and modern equipment.
Synonyms
599
1.0
A place with machines and space for exercise and classes
161
1.0
A place where people relax and get treatments like massages
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3.0
A place where people go to exercise, relax, and get treatments like massages
How Comprehensive
25
2.3
599
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'health club' is transparently interpretable as a 'club' related to 'health'—i.e., a place or association for health/exercise activities. This noun+noun composition follows a regular English pattern (a club for health) that is cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Health club comes from joining health, meaning good fitness, and club, a group of people who meet for the same interest. So, that picture explains why a health club today is a place people go 'to exercise' and 'improve their fitness'.