mud room

American  

Or mudroom

noun

1. a vestibule or other area in a house, in which wet and muddy clothes or footwear are removed.

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Etymology

Origin of mud room

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

I only have to glance at them now to remember all the times I’d make an entrance through the mud room, head straight to the coffee pot and pour some into one of those mugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

The next tip is to consider using an end cabinet in a kitchen, mud room or laundry room as a pet bed.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024

The bumped-out great room has been transformed into a combination mud room, kitchen and dining room.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

They had remodeled the rest of the house, but were putting off the expense of their dream kitchen, with a 300-bottle wine cellar, high-end appliances, a mud room and more.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2020

This opened at last and I entered a mud room in one end of which a fire of sticks blazed fitfully.

From Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Franck, Harry Alverson