cloakroom

[klohk-room, -room]

noun

1. a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.

2. a room adjacent to a legislative chamber or legislative room, where legislators may leave their coats, relax, or engage in informal conversation.

3. 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.

cloakroom

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈkləʊkˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which hats, coats, luggage, etc, may be temporarily deposited

2. a euphemistic word for lavatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloakroom¹

First recorded in 1850–55; cloak + room

Example Sentences

A borrowed cloak from the teacher’s cloakroom was quickly found for Penelope’s use.

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The leader should function as a player-manager who can be trusted to deliver on the Senate floor and in the cloakroom.

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Mr Mills has submitted a planning application to Sheffield City Council to demolish a toilet block and another area of the building which houses a cloakroom and fire exits.

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My classmates returned from the cafeteria, then scurried off to the cloakroom and the bathrooms and returned.

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But the concert was sold out in the 6,200-seat hall, so some of the audience was still likely getting food or were shedding their heavy coats in the cloakroom.

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