escape room

American  

[i-skayp room] / ɪˈskeɪp ˌrum /

noun

• escape rooms
  plural

1. a form of entertainment in which people are put in a room from which they can only exit by finding clues and solving a number of puzzles within a limited time.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• escape-room
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• escape rooms
  plural

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

escape room

Cheuk Hei Chu found out when he looked at his phone after emerging from an escape room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“It’s, of course, setting a precedent. A lot of people don’t see working at an escape room as something worthy of being recognized. Sometimes when you say, ‘I’m an actor at an escape room.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

Their wedding day involved their favourite things - fish and chips on Penarth Pier, an escape room and a carousel ride in Cardiff Bay.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

To pop the question he designed a homemade escape room, which is one of their favourite things to do together.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

And me, the dreamer who tries to escape room H-5, a kid with a computer named Elvira.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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