a building or room at a spa in which the water from a mineral spring may be drunk
pump room in American English
noun
a room at a spa for drinking mineral waters
Word origin
[1735–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: butternut, editorial, injector, loggia, washboard
Examples of 'pump room' in a sentence
pump room
But how did a pump room designed to prevent floods become flooded in the first place?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Pump rooms without the pomp — or the people.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's cutesy to the core, with fabulous former pump rooms and royal baths at every other turn, reminding captivated visitors of its starry spa-town past.