Noun: tavern ta-vu(r)n
- A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
"the tavern was packed tight"; "The locals gathered at the tavern every Friday evening";
- tap house [archaic], watering hole [informal], public house [Brit], pub [Brit, Cdn], saloon [Brit], pothouse [archaic], gin mill [N. Amer, informal], taphouse [archaic], inn [Brit], groggery [US, archaic], boozer [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: taverns
Encyclopedia: Tavern, The