shower stall
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈʃaʊər stɔl/
- US
:
cabina de ducha
- After finishing her workout, Lisa quickly stepped into the shower stall to freshen up.
- bathroom with a shower stall
- shower stall door
- floor of the shower stall
He was crouched down on the floor in front of the shower stalls.
- He was crouched down on the floor in front of the shower stalls.
Examples
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The room smelled of stale cigarette smoke and the moist walls of the shower stall.
Fiction book (1996) -
An adjoining door opened to a bathroom with a shower stall.
Fiction book (1990) -
And I noticed a little bit running down the side of the shower stall.
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We got to talking and wanted some privacy, so we went into this shower stall.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm going to remain in the shower stall for approximately 30 seconds.
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As our eyes adjust, we seem to be in a bathroom or shower stall.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm going to exit the shower stall now.
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I reached into the shower stall, pulled on the water knob, and twisted it hot all the way.
Fiction book (2002) -
Residents without water were lining up at the shower stalls on a daily basis at Equinox down the street.
Blog text (3) -
I walked into the small bathroom, which held a flimsy metal shower stall that smelled of mold.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
A way of washing your body by standing under running water
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'shower' (a bathroom fixture for washing) + 'stall' (a small separated area) yields a small enclosed bathroom area with a shower. This is a common noun+noun construction found across languages and follows transparent English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Shower stall comes from the words shower, a place to wash, and stall, a small, enclosed space like a market or stable stall. Picture a tiny room or cubicle just for showering, so shower stall means 'a small enclosed area in a bathroom with a shower'.