dining hall

noun

1. a large room in which meals are served to members of a special group and their guests, as to the students and faculty of a college.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dining hall¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

They took place at breakfast, in the dining hall, over bowls of hot porridge.

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She missed the long march from the dormitories to the dining hall every morning, during which the girls bellowed the school song with great feeling and even greater volume, in order to wake themselves up.

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“Tomorrow we shall discuss your concerns. Tonight is for happy homecomings only. First you must unpack your suitcases and get a good night’s rest. The dinner hour is over, but I will have a bedtime snack brought to your room. In the morning you may have breakfast in the dining hall, with the Swanburne girls.”

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The children dressed and combed their hair, and Penelope quizzed them once more on the words to the song, in case they wanted to join in when all the girls came marching and singing into the dining hall.

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They reached the empty dining hall just before eight o’clock, and settled themselves at a table at the far end, nearest the kitchen, so that they might get the best view of the girls’ arrival and also be first in line for porridge once it was brought out.

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