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

Example Sentences

"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

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

From Salon

This is evidenced in the aptly named Green Day Room.

From Los Angeles Times

I was sitting in the prison day room, and when the world news came on and popped up talking about this Supreme Court landmark case, Graham v.

From Slate

Our unit also has a shared washer/dryer, a day room TV, three phones, and a JPay kiosk for downloading emails, movies, and music to my state-issued JPay tablet, which has educational videos, e-books, movies for rent, and a music store, and can receive secure emails with photos and videos from people outside.

From Slate