study hall

American  

noun

• study halls
  plural

1. (in some schools) a room used solely or chiefly for studying.

2. a period of time in a school day, set aside for study and doing homework, usually under the supervision of a teacher and in a room designated for this purpose.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• study halls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of study hall

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

study hall

When Nancy moved a few years later from Youngstown, Ohio, where they met, the two began writing letters almost daily in study hall and at home, draped across their beds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

The singles sat on gray mats in the center of the temple’s study hall, visibly tense because the two dozen reporters crammed in the back were causing a small scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

Instead of getting him his own therapist, the social worker pulled him out of study hall when she could — about once a month — for “check-ins,” according to Deneffy.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

“We’d be in study hall in the library at school, and we’d play Wikiracing on the school computers,” Payravi said.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023

“Take that seat over there,” the study hall teacher said.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals