cloakroom - checkroom

cloakroom - checkroom
A cloakroom is a room where you leave your hat and coat, especially in a place of entertainment. In American English, a room like this is sometimes called a checkroom.
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In British English, cloakroom is also a polite word for a toilet. See entry at ↑ toilet.
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In American English, a checkroom is also a place where luggage can be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • checkroom — check|room [ tʃek,ru:m ] noun count AMERICAN a room in a restaurant or other public place where you can leave your coat, hat, bag, etc. so that someone will guard them. British cloakroom: COAT CHECK, CLOAKROOM, HATCHECK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cloakroom — noun Date: circa 1852 1. a. a room in which outdoor clothing may be placed during one s stay b. checkroom 2. an anteroom of a legislative chamber where members may relax and confer with colleagues 3. British lavatory 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cloakroom — /klohk roohm , room /, n. 1. a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom. 2. a room adjacent to a legislative chamber or legislative room, where legislators may leave… …   Universalium

  • checkroom — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parcel room, cloakroom, locker, baggage room, left luggage office (British); see also closet , room 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • checkroom — check|room [ˈtʃek rum, ru:m] n AmE a place in a restaurant, theatre etc where you can leave your coat, bags etc to be guarded British Equivalent: cloakroom …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • checkroom — n. room where luggage or clothing is left for safekeeping, cloakroom …   English contemporary dictionary

  • checkroom — noun (C) AmE a place in a restaurant, theatre etc where you can leave your coat, bags etc to be guarded; cloakroom (1): BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • checkroom — /ˈtʃɛkrum/ (say chekroohm) noun US 1. a left luggage office. 2. a cloakroom …  

  • checkroom — n. US 1 a cloakroom in a hotel or theatre. 2 an office for left luggage etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • coatroom — noun Date: 1870 cloakroom, checkroom …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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