poolroom

American  

[pool-room, -room] / ˈpulˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. an establishment or room for the playing of pool or billiards.

2. a place where betting is carried on, especially illegally; a bookmaker's establishment.

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poolroom British  

/ ˈpuːlˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a hall or establishment where pool, billiards, etc, are played

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Etymology

Origin of poolroom

First recorded in 1860–65; pool ² + room

Example Sentences

In Los Angeles, he witnesses a police shooting in a poolroom and laments the despair and dissolution in his own community.

From Los Angeles Times

The Street of the Turks echoed with a Saturday that lasted for several days and in the poolroom at the Hotel Jacob they had to arrange twenty-four-hour shifts.

From Literature

When home from the hotel circuit, Howard’s longings were for the simplicities of small-town life: spending time with family and friends and working in the family’s poolroom.

From Literature

It was reported that Musselman owned 35 to 40 pinball machines used in taverns, poolrooms and clubs across the city.

From Washington Times

There were some in Salinas who began to talk softly in the poolrooms and the bars.

From Literature