cloakroom
noun
a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
cloakrooms
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pluralof cloakroom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tape it above the door in the House cloakrooms.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2024
Members of Congress are also prohibited from carrying firearms in certain rooms of the complex, including lobbies near the chambers, cloakrooms, the Marble Room of the Senate, and the Rayburn Room of the House.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
New cubbies — just like in school — were installed outside the chamber and in the cloakrooms to store Apple cellphones — or a real apple, if you’re Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
A dozen senators, from both parties, made exoduses to their respective cloakrooms.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2020
Then, as was their habit, they set sail for the cloakrooms, waving condemnatory flippers.
From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis
