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单词 checkroom
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checkroom

[ chek-room, -room ]
/ ˈtʃɛkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

a room where hats, coats, parcels, etc., may be checked.

Origin of checkroom

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; check1 + room

Words nearby checkroom

checkpoint, Checkpoint Charlie, check protector, check rail, checkrein, checkroom, checkrow, checks and balances, checkup, check valve, checkweighman
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Example sentences from the Web for checkroom

  • When she came out, however, going to the checkroom, she heard the voice of Boerzell behind her.

    Two banks of the Seine|Fernand Vandrem
  • Jerry reluctantly allowed a checkroom girl to capture his hat.

    Saboteurs on the River|Mildred A. Wirt
  • It's this checkroom work of his, you know, at one of them swell Fifth-ave.

    Torchy|Sewell Ford
  • Mr. and Mrs. Potts obtained their wraps at the checkroom and left the building.

    Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for checkroom

checkroom
/ (ˈtʃɛkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

US and Canadian a place at a railway station, airport, etc, where luggage may be left for a small charge with an attendant for safekeepingAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): left-luggage office
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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