wardroom
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɔrdˌrum/
- Specialized
:
comedor de oficiales
- The officers gathered in the wardroom to enjoy a meal and share stories after a long day at sea.
- officers' wardroom
- cadets in the wardroom
- wardroom coffee
Examples
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The wardroom was open to anyone who wanted sociability.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the training exercise, they headed back to the wardroom to discuss the results and relax.
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We were waiting for you back in the wardroom, but you never showed.
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"Look, it's early in the watch for a drink, but on that account we should have the wardroom to ourselves.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ten minutes later, the four of them were seated around the table in the wardroom.
Fiction book (2001) -
There were five cadets in the wardroom.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Hours later, sitting in the tiny wardroom behind Starpower's bridge, Dan Randolph felt truly relaxed for the first time in months.
Fiction book (2001) -
Four worried people clustered around the table in Starpower 1's wardroom.
Fiction book (2001) -
You've worked your entire adult life to earn command; let your enjoyment inspire the rest of your wardroom to pursue it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Pancho was sitting beside him in the wardroom, looking more puzzled than worried as George's image faded from the wallscreen.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
27
3.4
A large room where people in the military eat
1
6.9
A dining room for military officers to eat and meet
A room where people in the military eat meals together
How Exclusive
- Specialized
9
9.9
- Jargon
1
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wardroom comes from ward ('guard' or 'watch') and room, so it was the 'room of the watch' and became the place where a ship's officers, except the captain, eat and relax.