ready room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ready room
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Before the race, the field gathered in the ready room.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021
A few minutes before Caeleb Dressel ambled out of the ready room, an up-tempo song pounded through the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021
“No race is ever the same, no ready room is ever the same.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2021
Sometimes he wears the bands in the ready room before heading out to the pool deck for a race.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2021
The moment he walked into the pilot’s ready room on the ship, a group of intelligence officers began firing questions.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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