cloakroom
Meaning
- A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
- (British, India, Ireland) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
- A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
- (British, Ireland, euphemistic) A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.
Synonyms
baggage room
cloak-room
luggage room
parcel room
check-room
W.C
w.c.
the ladies’ room/the mens’ room
the ladies’/the gents’
morning toilet
Translations
Garderobe
vestiaire
guardarropa
kleedkamerFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/
Etymology
From cloak + room.
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