storeroom

American  

[stawr-room, -room, stohr-] / ˈstɔrˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

1. a room in which stores are kept.

2. room or space for storage.

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storeroom British  

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈstɔːˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which things are stored

2. room for storing

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Other Word Forms

• substoreroom noun

Etymology

Origin of storeroom

First recorded in 1740–50; store + room

Example Sentences

Down the hall, in locked storerooms, Washington stashed food, wine, extra furniture, and other possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal

A room set aside for brides-to-be has been converted into a storeroom for the medical supplies and cold weather gear being donated from across the United States.

From Barron's

The dead end, in fact, where Ms. Pfister had her storeroom.

From Literature

Gu, who specialises in carving the heads of Buddha sculptures, proudly showed off the subtle expressions on the faces of a row of gilded figures in her storeroom.

From Barron's

The 37-year-old was scrolling through his phone in a makeshift bedroom upstairs when police stormed the building and chased him into a storeroom.

From BBC

Related Words

• cellar
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