stateroom
Americannoun
noun
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a private cabin or room on a ship, train, etc
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a large room in a palace or other building for use on state occasions
Etymology
Origin of stateroom
Example Sentences
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Talkers, 2,172 of them, fill every stateroom on the cruise ship, American Fantasy, as it sets out on a four-day journey—“Miami, Bahamas, Miami, a small loop in the shape of a deflating balloon.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The White House's current fleet includes two Boeing 747-200B planes customised for presidential use with special communications equipment and features like a stateroom, office and conference room, according to the US Air Force.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
Jordan is the guy who'd sell you a stateroom on the Titanic, real cheap — after the iceberg hit.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2023
Sitting in her stateroom on Christmas Day, Peterson paused to listen to a PA announcement, wondering whether it would answer the questions she has about the infections onboard her ship.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
Stockdale handed back the paper, walked to his stateroom, and hung his flight gear in his locker.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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