waiting room

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noun

a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.

Origin of waiting room

First recorded in 1675–85

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Related Words for waiting room

foyer, vestibule, lobby, antechamber, anteroom

Examples from the Web for waiting room

Contemporary Examples of waiting room

In the background, I could hear endless news updates about the massacre on the waiting-room TV.
Doctor Describes The Reality When a Child Is Shot
Christine Rizkalla
December 17, 2012

Historical Examples of waiting room

Next winter the railway station is to have a new stove for the waiting-room.
The Gentleman From Indiana
Booth Tarkington
Dica Petit now returned, and this caused a diversion in the waiting-room.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
He walked into a waiting-room, the half-glass doors of which opened out of the office.
Henry Dunbar
M. E. Braddon
They carried it into the waiting-room, and laid it on a sofa.
Henry Dunbar
M. E. Braddon
In the waiting-room there was a coke fire, very red and hollow, and a dim lamp.
Henry Dunbar
M. E. Braddon

British Dictionary definitions for waiting room

waiting room

noun

a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc

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