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

"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

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

It looks gorgeous out there, though nothing on a box room in north London.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2019

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