smoking room
3
2.6
- noun
- /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ ruːm/
- Archaic
:
sala de fumadores
- But the scene in the smoking room that had seemed so enchanting became unsettling.
- retire to the smoking room
- go to the smoking room
Examples
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Those who don't care for music can go into the smoking room.
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I usually go to the smoking room after I've eaten.
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At the end, he opened a door into a dream of a smoking room.
Fiction book (2000) -
But as I have said, I did not remain in the smoking room.
Fiction book (1993) -
A new recruit to the smoking room.
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Next it'll be brandies in the smoking room.
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During the interval, Stafford had excused himself and gone to the smoking room, and returned to his box only just in time for the curtain.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Fletcher now before me in that drowsy smoking room had lost a good part of his hair, but what remained was still dark and shaggy.
Fiction book (2000) -
The interiors included a smoking room, saltwater swimming pools, a barbershop and beauty salon, plus a gym and other state-of-the-art features (for its time) such as private telephones.
Blog text (3) -
After dinner, guests often gather in the smoking room to enjoy their cigars.
Synonyms
A section of a train for people who want to light cigarettes
How Smoke-Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a room set apart for people to smoke in' is directly and compositionally derived from 'smoking' (the act/habit of inhaling smoke) modifying 'room' (an indoor area). This modifier+noun pattern is common in English and many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name smoking room comes from the simple image of a room set aside for smoking, where people lit cigarettes or cigars so the smoke stayed in one place and did not bother others. So, it means 'a room where people can smoke'.