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.

Nearby words

waiting for godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period, waiting room, waitlist, waitperson, waitress, waitressing, waitron

Origin of waiting room

First recorded in 1675–85

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
I went off to the Harem Serai at once, and presently the child was brought out into the waiting-room.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
One of the farm hands laughed and pointed with his thumb to the waiting-room.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill|Alice Hegan Rice
If there was a condenser then that number of electrons would leave one waiting-room and would enter the other.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills

The waiting-room was so bare, so cold, so grey, so like a sepulchre.
Waysiders|Seumas O'Kelly
As for the waiting-room at the tribunal, a word in your ear: chief agents of police know strange secrets.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins

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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waiting room

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waiting room

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