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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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According to data from the media company Room Escape Artist and the escape room app Morty, the industry stabilized at the current facility count in 2022, after shrinking more than 10% during the pandemic.

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

Like Quantum of the Seas, families on the 3,368-guest Navigator can enjoy its arcade, escape room, and ice skating shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 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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