ballroom

[ bawl-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈbɔlˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

a large room, as in a hotel or resort, with a polished floor for dancing.

Origin of ballroom

First recorded in 1730–40; ball² + room

A few minutes after Christie finished up, it looked like there had been a fire drill in the ballroom.

Sympathy for the Devils: Scenes From the Social Conservative Collapse |Olivia Nuzzi |June 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Malala Yousafzai accepted the first Global Citizen Award to what must be the longest standing ovation that ballroom has ever seen.

Malala, Bloomberg Honored At The CGI Global Citizen Awards |Nina Strochlic |September 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Here, she kept things classy on The Tonight Show, merely telling Leno about the ballroom dance she was learning.

‘The Tonight Show’ Fight: Howard Stern vs. Jay Leno |The Daily Beast Video |March 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the ballroom went completely silent.

My Night at the Golden Globe Awards |Ramin Setoodeh |January 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The night started with celebrities barreling through the ballroom door, relieved that the E!

My Night at the Golden Globe Awards |Ramin Setoodeh |January 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I asked him to reflect on the irreparable eclipse that he would be casting over the Duskydale ballroom.

A Rogue's Life |Wilkie Collins
I want an absolutely quiet room where I get no kitchen noises or ballroom dancing.

A Court of Inquiry |Grace S. Richmond
He followed the functionaries from the ballroom, and the eyes of everybody else followed him.

Space Viking |Henry Beam Piper
All this shone in a ballroom of the Tuileries or the Louvre as the stars of heaven in the azure sky.

The book of the ladies |Pierre de Bourdeille Brantme
She had stepped into the brilliant light of the ballroom, and vanished from his sight.

A Mock Idyl |Percy Ross

ballroom

/ (ˈbɔːlˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

a large hall for dancing