box room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of box room
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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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
I can see myself standing in the empty box room where her cot had been - the sun streaming in through the window on to the white woodchip wallpaper.
From BBC • May 27, 2022
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
Yes, the gossip in the box room was juicier, and the camaraderie more cosy, jammed shoulder-to-shoulder as we were in the smog, but it was all tinged with ... well, just what was it?
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2017
I nearly collapse in relief as I see Hideo crouched down in the security box room, surrounded by his bodyguards and colleagues.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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