CLOAKROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cloakroom mean? 

• CLOAKROOM (noun)
  The noun CLOAKROOM has 2 senses:

1. a private lounge off of a legislative chamber

2. a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily

  Familiarity information: CLOAKROOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOAKROOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A private lounge off of a legislative chamber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cloakroom" is a kind of...):

lounge; waiting area; waiting room (a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cloakroom; coatroom

Hypernyms ("cloakroom" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)