checkroom

[ chek-room, -room ]

noun

1. a room where hats, coats, parcels, etc., may be checked. check. checked.

checkroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈtʃɛkˌruːm /

noun

1. a place at a railway station, airport, etc, where luggage may be left for a small charge with an attendant for safekeeping Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)left-luggage office

Word History and Origins

Origin of checkroom¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; check ¹ + room

Example Sentences

Mr. and Mrs. Potts obtained their wraps at the checkroom and left the building.

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When she came out, however, going to the checkroom, she heard the voice of Boerzell behind her.

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Jerry reluctantly allowed a checkroom girl to capture his hat.

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It's this checkroom work of his, you know, at one of them swell Fifth-ave.

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