day room

or dayroom

noun

1. a room at an institution, as on a military base, providing facilities for leisure activities.
2. (in a hospital) a recreation room for ambulatory patients.

day room

noun

1. a communal living room in a residential institution such as a hospital

Word History and Origins

Origin of day room¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

At around 8 p.m. on Sunday, officials said in a statement, three inmates attacked him in a day room.

From Los Angeles Times

The video shows a teen sustaining punches and kicks from a series of youths in a “day room” inside the Downey facility.

From Los Angeles Times

I was sitting in the prison day room, and when the world news came on and popped up talking about this Supreme Court landmark case, Graham v.

From Slate

Our unit also has a shared washer/dryer, a day room TV, three phones, and a JPay kiosk for downloading emails, movies, and music to my state-issued JPay tablet, which has educational videos, e-books, movies for rent, and a music store, and can receive secure emails with photos and videos from people outside.

From Slate

The temperature inside the day room is a lot cooler than the blistering desert heat.

From Slate