cloakroom
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cloakroom
- /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/
- /ˈkləʊkɹuːm/
Where it comes from
From cloak + room.
noun cloakrooms · cloak room
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A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
Similar: coatroom, coat check, checkroom
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A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
Similar: lost and found, baggage room, left-luggage office
- A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
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A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.
Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor, the Old Rectory had only one bathroom, a defect which necessitated embarrassed, low-voiced enquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked-out rota by taking an unexpected bath.
Similar: bathroom, half bath, half bathroom, toilet
Similar: cloaks
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noun
Similar: cloaks
Translations
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noun room for coats
| Español | guardarropa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 寄物處 /寄物处 jìwùchù |
| Português | bengaleiro |
| Français | vestiaire |
| Deutsch | Garderobe, Kleideraufbewahrung |
| Italiano | guardaroba |
| Română | garderobă |
| Русский | гардеро́б garderób, гардеробное помещение garderobnoje pomeščenije |
| עברית | מלתחה meltakha |
noun room for luggage
| Español | sala de equipajes, consigna de equipajes |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 寄物處 /寄物处 jìwùchù |
| Português | sala de bagagem |
| Français | consigne |
| Deutsch | Gepäcksaufbewahrung, Gepäckaufbewahrung |
| Italiano | deposito, deposito bagagli |
| Română | cameră de bagaje |
| Русский | ка́мера хране́ния kámera xranénija |
| עברית | חדר שמירת חפצים khéder shmirát khafatsím |
Talk about this word "cloakroom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cloakroom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cloakroom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cloakroom "cloakroom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cloakroom.Cite this
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title = {cloakroom},
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