war room
Americannoun
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a room at a military headquarters in which strategy is planned and current battle situations are monitored.
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any room of similar function, as in a civilian or business organization.
Example Sentences
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McNamara walked into the “tank,” a war room with a huge world map on the wall.
From Literature
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Much of it was awkward, especially when James Hagens, the eighth selection, was left waving at Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney after the audio in the Bruins’ war room in Boston went mute.
From Los Angeles Times
He is expected to shuttle between the courthouse and the war room at the nearby Israeli defence ministry.
From BBC
The women worked in shifts in the base’s war room, or Hamal, watching Gaza through a bank of monitors around the clock.
From BBC
It was not clear if the “war room” referred to the home or the school in Nuseirat.
From Seattle Times
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