escape room

American  

[i-skayp room] / ɪˈskeɪp ˌrum /

noun

escape rooms plural

1. a form of entertainment in which people are put in a room from which they can only exit by finding clues and solving a number of puzzles within a limited time.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• escape-room
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• escape rooms
  plural

Example Sentences

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escape room

To pop the question he designed a homemade escape room, which is one of their favourite things to do together.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

Their wedding day involved their favourite things - fish and chips on Penarth Pier, an escape room and a carousel ride in Cardiff Bay.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

I am playing a gamed called “Election Day” at Appleseed Avenue, a relatively new escape room in a multi-story strip mall in Newhall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

“Election Day,” however, while a timed experience, isn’t a pure escape room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

And me, the dreamer who tries to escape room H-5, a kid with a computer named Elvira.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper