box room

American  

noun

British.

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

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Etymology

Origin of box room

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The best she and her flatmate could do, she says, is to have movie nights in a box room that they also use to hang their washing.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

"It was back in 2019 and I was sitting in my box room at home, quietly sulking and downloading application forms for jobs in PR," said the 48-year-old, who writes under the pen name B.E.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Film composers deserve a better museum showcase for their art than this: a black box room that’s not even playing real movie music.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2021

My single box room was like a cell.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2015

Here, it’s a box room, filled with papers and files, a fold-up treadmill and an ancient Apple Mac.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins