war room
Americannoun
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a room at a military headquarters in which strategy is planned and current battle situations are monitored.
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any room of similar function, as in a civilian or business organization.
Example Sentences
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He said Monday that he had invited Trout to observe the team’s war room ahead of the trade deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
For days, they oversaw the effort from a war room at at Taco Bell’s Irvine, Calif., headquarters, and in numerous virtual meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Buck Turgidson, one of the film’s most memorable characters, while agitating the president in the war room for a first strike against the Soviet Union.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
It left the war room wide open, according to the IDF account given to several families.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
Smith stepped into what looked like some kind of makeshift war room.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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