Dictionary.com

cloakroom

[ klohk-room, -room ]
/ ˈkloʊkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
Save This Word!

noun
a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
a room adjacent to a legislative chamber or legislative room, where legislators may leave their coats, relax, or engage in informal conversation.
British.
  1. a bathroom; a public restroom.
  2. a baggage room, as at a railway station, where packages and luggage may be left temporarily or checked through to one's destination.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Origin of cloakroom

First recorded in 1850–55; cloak + room
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use cloakroom in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cloakroom

cloakroom
/ (ˈkləʊkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun
a room in which hats, coats, luggage, etc, may be temporarily deposited
British a euphemistic word for lavatory
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK