day room
noun
a room at an institution, as on a military base, providing facilities for leisure activities.
dayroom
-
a variation of
day room.
Example Sentences
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Another was vomiting in the trash can in the dayroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
The TV news is on in the dayroom, where they also have access to the Internet, but hardly anyone goes in there.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2020
The tour came just days before a correctional officer found Henry Armstead on his back between the benches in a dayroom, according to an incident report obtained by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2019
Lee didn’t accept the jail’s arguments that it was sufficient to let inmate James Roberts out of his cell when he asked to enable him use a dayroom toilet.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2018
We stood around waiting while the regular officers took all available chairs in the tiny dayroom and drank coffee.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
