Cloakroom
/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
- 2 a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily wordnet
- 3 A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport. British, India, Ireland
- 4 a private lounge off of a legislative chamber wordnet
- 5 A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
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- 6 A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room. British, Ireland, euphemistic
Example
More examples"I checked my briefcase and umbrella in the cloakroom."
Etymology
From cloak + room.