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coatroom

American  
[koht-room, -room] / ˈkoʊtˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

  1. cloakroom.


Etymology

Origin of coatroom

First recorded in 1865–70; coat + room

Example Sentences

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You put me next to a fuzzy blanket or a fuzzy coat, and I will just be right back in my kindergarten coatroom.

From Salon May 4, 2023

Some of the posts said police arrived at the scene and ran straight to the coatroom.

From Fox News Mar. 12, 2022

There, it would be she who would spend the evening trying heroically to pretend that it didn't matter that she'd been placed in a seat located only just outside the coatroom.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2020

It wasn’t, but sometimes Trouble wandered into the coatroom and sat in Ms. Rochelle’s lap.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2016

The stories the boys tell in the coatroom, they’re not true.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

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