storeroom

[stawr-room, -room, stohr-]

noun

1. a room in which stores are kept.

2. room or space for storage.

storeroom

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈstɔːˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which things are stored

2. room for storing

Other Word Forms

• substoreroom noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storeroom¹

First recorded in 1740–50; store + room

Example Sentences

Through Colette, Gazala has found work at a shop on Second Avenue, and sleeps in the storeroom above.

From Los Angeles Times

In August, last year, the museum announced up to 2,000 objects from its storerooms were missing, stolen or damaged.

From BBC

A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed.

From Science Daily

A search has been launched for the families of two women killed 90 years ago in the Jigsaw Murders, after their skulls were rediscovered in a university storeroom.

From BBC

The problem isn't a new one - as far back as 1998, thieves broke into a storeroom and took nine tonnes of cheddar from a family-run farm in Somerset.

From BBC

Related Words

• cellar 
• granary 
• silo 
• storehouse