box room

noun

, British.

1. a storage room, especially one for trunks, suitcases, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of box room¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

And I put it there on moss in a little soap-box room where nothing can come and bring it more hurts.

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There is an old carrying chair in the box-room, which will get over the difficulty of the stairs.

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When I was a youngster I have opened it myself with the key of the box-room cupboard.

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She finished the carpet, and then went into the box-room and looked round.

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I then explained that my mother's bag was on the floor in a box-room, that night.

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