cloakroom
3
2.8
- noun
- /ˈkloʊkˌrum/
- UK
:
guardarropa
- Visitors can leave their coats in the cloakroom near the entrance of the museum.
- go to the cloakroom
- waiting in the cloakroom
Examples
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It probably fell out in the cloakroom.
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The cloakroom at Victoria Station?
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We can meet him near the cloakroom.
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In the cloakroom at Victoria Station.
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And now, people, you may go to the cloakroom to get your coats.
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My coat was in the cloakroom.
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In the cloakroom, girls were bundling into their outdoor clothes with almost frantic haste.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Good morning, Laura!" said Rebekah when the girls stepped through the schoolhouse door and into the cloakroom to take off their wraps.
Fiction book (2002) -
After the concert, everyone collected their belongings from the cloakroom before heading home.
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Please remember to retrieve your bags from the cloakroom when the event is over.
Synonyms
38
1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
29
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
4
2.1
A room in a public place where people leave coats and bags
3
1.0
A small space for hanging coats and jackets
3
3.5
A small room by the door where people leave wet or dirty shoes and coats
1
3.5
A room where people leave coats or bags for a short time
A room in a public place where people leave coats and bags
A room for women to change clothes, freshen up or leave coats and bags
Compounds
How Large
- UK
- UK
3
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cloakroom is made from the simple words cloak ('a coat') and room ('a place'), so it originally meant a place to hang or leave your coat. That's why today a cloakroom is a room where visitors can temporarily leave coats and bags.