mud room

or mudroom

noun

1. a vestibule or other area in a house, in which wet and muddy clothes or footwear are removed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mud room¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The next tip is to consider using an end cabinet in a kitchen, mud room or laundry room as a pet bed.

From Seattle Times

The woman, who was awakened by a crashing sound and her dog growling, discovered a cinnamon-colored black bear weighing about 100 pounds in her mud room, officials said.

From Seattle Times

This floor also has a pantry, a laundry room, a powder room and a mud room.

From Washington Post

Her bed, which she shared with her son, was just a yellow foam mattress in a mud room.

From Washington Post

Officers found Pamela Hargan wrapped in a bloody blanket in a mud room, while Helen was dead in an upstairs bathroom with a gun between her legs.

From Washington Post