dance hall
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈdæns hɔl/
:
salón de baile
- To that end, they worked to pass legislation requiring licensing for dance halls and to establish rules for admittance and behavior.
- public dance hall
It's a lot of like really cool, like hole in the wall bars and like dance halls and stuff.
- It's a lot of like really cool, like hole in the wall bars and like dance halls and stuff.
Examples
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A few people lingered on the benches in the dance hall, talking with each other.
Fiction book (1998) -
Try the Italian dance hall near the main plaza.
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Like when you and mom, Dad, went to that dance hall so many years ago.
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Then we reached the dance hall and were swept into the heart of the dance.
Fiction book (2000) -
Back then, there was a shantytown for the railroad workers, a dance hall, a general store, and a post office.
Fiction book (1995) -
Younger domestic workers spent leisure time in dance halls and billiard rooms.
Academic text (1997) -
The dance halls, such as the Salon Mexico, inaugurated in 1920, were welcoming all sorts of Caribbean rhythms.
Academic text (1996) -
The dance hall was filled with couples twirling to the lively music played by the band.
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They booked a table at the dance hall for the Saturday night event featuring a salsa group.
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As the lights dimmed, everyone rushed to the dance hall to enjoy the live performance.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large space for public gatherings like concerts or feasts
97
2.3
A large room where people dance at formal events
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2.7
A public club where people go to dance to recorded music
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7.3
A nightclub where people dance to recorded popular music
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2.7
A large room in a school or community centre where people gather for meetings and events
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3.4
A room or building where people gather to dance, often for Jamaican music
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9.1
A large elegant place for dancing and music
A large room or building for dancing and social events
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a room or building for dancing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dance' (the activity or social event) with 'hall' (a room/building for gatherings). This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'salón de baile', French 'salle de danse'), so a B1 learner who knows both words should infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Dance hall comes from the plain picture of a large hall set aside for dance events, where people gathered to move together to music. That's why it means 'a large room or building for dancing'.