ready room
- a room in which members of an aircrew await their orders for takeoff.
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Origin of ready room
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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And together they made their way to the Ready-Room on the hangar deck.
Dave Dawson on GuadalcanalRobert Sydney Bowen
Alone in the ready-room was a soldier in the uniform of Abaria.
Quest of the Golden ApeIvar Jorgensen
The colonel paused for breath, and a mounting murmur of suppressed excitement ran its course about the Ready-Room.
Dave Dawson on GuadalcanalRobert Sydney Bowen
The colonel stopped talking and let his eyes wander about the Ready-Room again.
Dave Dawson on GuadalcanalRobert Sydney Bowen
All of you are to report to the Ready-Room, on the hangar deck, at five o'clock this afternoon.
Dave Dawson on GuadalcanalRobert Sydney Bowen