utility room

American  

noun

• utility rooms
  plural

1. a room, especially in a house, reserved for the furnace, washing machine, and other appliances.

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utility room British  

noun

1. a room with equipment for domestic work like washing and ironing

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• utility rooms
  plural

Example Sentences

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utility room

On Christmas Day, Mr Hammond asked Ellen to go into the utility room where she found the record player playing one of their favourite records, A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

Carbon monoxide concentrations greater than 4,000 parts per million were recorded inside the utility room, and concentrations greater than 1,000 ppm were recorded in one of the bedrooms.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

But the Biden legal team invited the F.B.I. to also search every room in the residence — including bathrooms, bedrooms and the utility room, the people said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023

This story has been updated to correct the location of the carbon dioxide release to a utility room, based on updated information from authorities.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

After that he carried the equipment back through the kitchen and utility room, placed everything in the trunk of his car, locked the trunk, and started the car, letting it idle as he returned inside.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols