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cloakroom

 
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(klōk'rūm', -rʊm') pronunciation
n.
  1. A room where coats and other articles may be left temporarily, as in a theater or school. Also called coatroom.
  2. A private lounge adjacent to a legislative chamber.

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1. A room for the deposit or checking of outer clothing.
2. A small lounge outside a legislative chamber where coats may be hung.
3. A room for checking packages or baggage, as in a theater, railway station, or airport.
4. (Brit.) A washroom and toilet.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a private lounge off of a legislative chamber

Meaning #2: a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
  Synonym: coatroom

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A cloakroom, or sometimes coatroom, is a room for people to hang their coats. Typically found inside a large building, such as a gymnasium, classroom or meeting hall, it is long and narrow with plenty of pegs on which to hang coats, umbrellas, and hats.

Attended cloakrooms, or coat checks, are staffed rooms where coats and bags can be stored securely. Typically, a ticket is given to the customer, with a corresponding ticket attached to the garment or item. They are often found in nightclubs. A nominal fee is generally charged, or if not, a tip is usually paid by the customer when they reclaim their item.

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U.S. Senate

The United States Senate cloakrooms are how the parties interact with the Senators while they are on the floor. The cloakrooms control all the action on the Senate floor, including speaking time, order and organization.[1]

UK

In the United Kingdom, an estate agent will often use the word 'cloakroom' as a euphemism for a small, ground-floor lavatory of a house or to a secondary lavatory of an apartment.

At Fortnum & Mason, the gents’ lavatory is referred to as the “cloakroom”.[2] The term is still commonly used in hotels, stations, clubs, museums and most other UK public venues in its traditional sense.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - garderobe, toilet

Nederlands (Dutch)
garderobe, wc

Français (French)
n. - vestiaire, toilettes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Garderobe, Toilette

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βεστιάριο, γκαρνταρόμπα

Italiano (Italian)
guardaroba

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vestiário (m), guarda-roupa (m)

Русский (Russian)
гардероб

Español (Spanish)
n. - guardarropa, servicios, consigna

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapprum, effektförvaring, toalett

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衣帽间, 盥洗室, 行李站暂存处

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣帽間, 盥洗室, 行李站暫存處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 휴대품 보관소, 의원 휴게실, 화장실

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 外套類預かり室, 便所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غرفه لحفظ المعاطف في مطعم أو مسرح, مراحيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שירותים, מלתחה‬

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