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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

But then break time came, and not knowing where else to go, I went into the coatroom because there was a bench there.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

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