lunchroom

noun

lunch·​room ˈlənch-ˌrüm How to pronounce lunchroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten

Examples of lunchroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of Barron Trump’s former classmates at his exclusive Florida private school fondly remembers him as a charming if oddball presence who was guarded by armed Secret Service agents on campus and mostly kept to himself, eschewing school sports, dances and meals in the luxe lunchroom. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 Some schools have banned phones entirely, while others have allowed them in hallways and in the lunchroom. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024 The lunchroom is separated from the rest of the cavern. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Staff eat in their own private lunchroom in the visitor center. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunchroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lunchroom was in 1830

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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunchroom. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

lunchroom

noun
lunch·​room ˈlənch-ˌrüm How to pronounce lunchroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten
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