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storeroom

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

noun

  1. a room in which stores are kept.

  2. room or space for storage.


storeroom British  
/ -ˌrʊm, ˈstɔːˌruːm /

noun

  1. a room in which things are stored

  2. room for storing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of storeroom

First recorded in 1740–50; store + room

Example Sentences

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But it was quickly placed in the storeroom and was for a long time "unknown to all specialists and enthusiasts of the Napoleonic era," said Deldicque.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

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 • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

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 • Nov. 10, 2024

Past the clock where semi-bad kids're made to stand, past the secretary's office where form captains fetch the registers, past the storeroom, a long passageway leads to the staff room.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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