pump room

American  

noun

1. a room at a spa for drinking mineral waters.

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pump room British  

noun

1. a building or room at a spa in which the water from a mineral spring may be drunk

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Etymology

Origin of pump room

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

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pump room

Jointly owned by Inverclyde Council and Peel Ports, it recently secured £20m of UK government funding to repair the flooded pump room and ageing dock gates.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Bear tracks led into the pool pump room, swamped in a foot of mud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

An engineering inspector noted in a written report to the condo board on July 2 that the pool’s pump room and deck had concrete spalling and corrosion.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2021

The letter said that the contractors had removed loose and damaged concrete from a pool pump room but added that they were not able to complete all necessary repairs.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021

Catin leaped up the steps from the pump room.

From The Perils of Pauline by Goddard, Charles