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Cloakroom - What does it mean?

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cloakroom

English

(wikipedia cloakroom)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A room, in a public building such as a theatre, where coats and other belongings may be left temporarily.
  • (British) A room where luggage may be left, for example in an airport.
  • A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
  • (British, euphemistic) lavatory, toilet

    • Usage notes

    In the British sense “lavatory”, primarily used by estate agents when describing small, secondary lavatories (North America: half bath), and in occasional use as a posh term to denote the gents’ lavatory, such as at , BRITISH EUPHEMISMS, Knowledge Problem, June 26th, 2002 where it is contrasted with “ladies’ powder” (see powder room).

    Synonyms

    * half bath (North America)

    Antonyms

    * powder room

    Derived terms

    * cloakroom attendant * cloakroom ticket

    See also

    * checkroom (US) * coatroom (US) * left-luggage office (UK) * baggage room (US)

    References

    Not English

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