checkroom

[ chek-room, -roo m ]
/ 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

checkout, checkpoint, checkpoint charlie, checkrail, checkrein, checkroom, checkrow, checks and balances, checkup, checkweighman, checkwriter

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 safekeeping Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): left-luggage office