storeroom

[ stawr-room, -room, stohr- ]

noun

1. a room in which stores are kept.
2. room or space for storage.

storeroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈstɔːˌruːm /

noun

1. a room in which things are stored
2. room for storing

Other Words From

• sub·storeroom noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storeroom¹

First recorded in 1740–50; store + room

Example Sentences

A search has been launched for the families of two women killed 90 years ago in the Jigsaw Murders, after their skulls were rediscovered in a university storeroom.

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The problem isn't a new one - as far back as 1998, thieves broke into a storeroom and took nine tonnes of cheddar from a family-run farm in Somerset.

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“My classroom assistant actually puts on a mask now before she’ll go into the storeroom; that’s how bad the mould smell is.”

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One video showed a worker pushing boxes of the fruit away from shelves and towards a storeroom as 7pm approached.

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The scene in the storeroom that police were confronted with is vivid in Mr Prickett's memory.

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Related Words

• cellar
• granary
• silo
• storehouse