cocktail lounge

noun

1. a public room, as in a hotel or airline terminal, where cocktails and other drinks are served.
2. a bar.

cocktail lounge

noun

1. a room in a hotel, restaurant, etc, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocktail lounge¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Many brands are springing for larger and more opulent spaces and outfitting them with private shopping suites, cocktail lounges and live-streaming studios.

From Washington Post

Across the lobby, a glowing sign said cocktail lounge in lower-case script.

From Project Gutenberg

We were sitting on the bandstand of the candle-lit cocktail lounge.

From Project Gutenberg

It should, therefore, be just about right for a cocktail lounge on the Dawn City; and she hadn't had a chance to wear it yet.

From Project Gutenberg

She wondered how so many people in the cocktail lounge happened to know Quillan by name.

From Project Gutenberg

Off the lobby is “The Bear Pit,” a charming cocktail lounge.

From Project Gutenberg