wardroom
Americannoun
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the area serving as the living quarters for all commissioned officers except the commanding officer.
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the dining saloon and lounge for these officers.
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these officers collectively.
noun
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the quarters assigned to the officers (except the captain) of a warship
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the officers of a warship collectively, excepting the captain
Etymology
Origin of wardroom
Example Sentences
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“The surface Navy is really traditional: Go to sea, sit down in the wardroom, white tablecloths —it’s a very genteel part of the business. Elliott was a grunt, a lead-a-squad-of-Marines-into-combat kind of guy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
Bolton pulled Hill aside to instruct her to go to the wardroom and report to him what they talked about.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2019
Other officers confronted the captain in the ship’s wardroom and demanded an outside investigation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2016
For example, if a ship was to suffer a major incident or machinery breakdown and was floundering or in danger, then the situation could be described as being like a wardroom fire party.
From BBC ● May 17, 2013
Blackborrow peeled a page from the calendar in the wardroom every morning, counting off the days.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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