cloakroom

American  

[klohk-room, -room] / ˈkloʊkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

cloakrooms plural

1. a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.

2. a room adjacent to a legislative chamber or legislative room, where legislators may leave their coats, relax, or engage in informal conversation.

3. British.

   1. a bathroom; a public restroom.

   2. a baggage room, as at a railway station, where packages and luggage may be left temporarily or checked through to one's destination.

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cloakroom British  

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈkləʊkˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which hats, coats, luggage, etc, may be temporarily deposited

2. a euphemistic word for lavatory

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cloakrooms
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cloakroom

First recorded in 1850–55; cloak + room

Example Sentences

Cloakroom changings aside, Gomez said the experience for members with children is typically much easier to navigate than it is for visitors.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

“All electronics should be left in the Cloakroom in the storage provided.”

From Fox News • Jan. 15, 2020

Even more discrete, the Cloakroom Bar in the Golden Square Mile is concealed behind a mirror in a men’s clothing shop.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2018

“The neighborhood has completely changed — it’s no longer a nightclub neighborhood,” said Jenny Crawford, an economist whose condo in a building across K Street faces the Cloakroom.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2018

On Cloakroom, people who typically feel strong allegiance to their party share concerns and even pose questions to one another across the aisle.  

From MSNBC • Mar. 10, 2016