day room

American  

Or dayroom

noun

1. a room at an institution, as on a military base, providing facilities for leisure activities.

2. (in a hospital) a recreation room for ambulatory patients.

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day room British  

noun

1. a communal living room in a residential institution such as a hospital

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Etymology

Origin of day room

First recorded in 1815–25

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Example Sentences

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day room

"They'd written observations of Winbourne being in the day room, sitting there eating his breakfast, and this was three days after he'd passed away," says Carole.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025

Leslie spent her time in jail on a mattress on the floor in the day room because there were no cells available.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025

When we spoke to her, Vivien sat in the women’s day room at CASS, which serves as the recreation and lounge area within the dormitories.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2023

Inspectors who took a tour of Central post-transfer found playing cards at the table in the day room — evidence, they said, of a hastily orchestrated departure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

We got to eat good, we went to movies, the day room was cool.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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