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utility room

American  

noun

  • utility rooms
    plural
  1. a room, especially in a house, reserved for the furnace, washing machine, and other appliances.


utility room British  

noun

  1. a room with equipment for domestic work like washing and ironing

"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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Communal washing machines line the utility room, bills are divided so each adult pays £115 a month and the storeroom is stocked with canned vegetables from the allotment.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

But the Biden legal team invited the F.B.I. to also search every room in the residence — including bathrooms, bedrooms and the utility room, the people said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023

All the workers affected were in or near the utility room when a popping sound was heard and the apparent release of carbon dioxide vapor occurred, according to Humphrey.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

They were in the dining room—the sitting room—the general utility room.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

Back at the condo, Grandpa carried the bucket containing the live-pipped into the utility room, and we all sat down to have milk and cookies.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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