utility room

American  

noun

• utility rooms
  plural

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

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utility room British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• utility rooms
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

utility room

Know the location of your stop tap, which is usually under the kitchen sink or stairs, or in a kitchen cupboard, cellar, downstairs bathroom or toilet, garage or utility room.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

Carbon monoxide concentrations greater than 4,000 parts per million were recorded inside the utility room, and concentrations greater than 1,000 ppm were recorded in one of the bedrooms.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

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

This story has been updated to correct the location of the carbon dioxide release to a utility room, based on updated information from authorities.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

I climb the last ladder and push open the lid to someone’s utility room.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins