cloakroom

[ klohk-room, -room ]

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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.
- a bathroom; a public restroom.
- a baggage room, as at a railway station, where packages and luggage may be left temporarily or checked through to one's destination.

Origin of cloakroom

First recorded in 1850–55; cloak + room

Words Nearby cloakroom

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How to use cloakroom in a sentence

And, if history is any guide, there’s always one peacock in the cloakroom ready to take center stage during such a make-or-break moment.
Facing a Billion-Dollar Shutdown, Congress Can’t Even Agree How to Procrastinate | Philip Elliott | December 1, 2021 | Time
Sacco removed the cloakroom nearby, making way for a bar that now extends to the front windows.
Tosca returns to business downtown with a fresh look and new chef | Tom Sietsema | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Its enemies are many of the men and women he shares a cloakroom with—any Republican senator who did not join in.
Ted Cruz’s Fake Fight Against Obamacare Is Making Millions | Patricia Murphy | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was a young man with a check for the things; he was waiting for them now in the cloakroom and he seemed nervous.
Through the Wall | Cleveland Moffett
He wrested a chattering Winona from Mrs. Henrietta Plunkett at the door of the ladies' cloakroom.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson

Stoneman pushed his way among the mob which surrounded the badgered Puritan as he attempted to retreat into the cloakroom.
The Clansman | Thomas Dixon
Miss Henderson took her hand, and entered a room 346 adjoining the cloakroom.
A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. Meade
Then one day in the cloakroom he said, "Your great-grandmother—"
Twelve Stories and a Dream | H. G. Wells

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

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