recreation room

noun

1
: a room (such as a rumpus room) used for recreation and relaxation

called also rec room

2
: a public room (as in a hospital) for recreation and social activities

Examples of recreation room in a Sentence

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Their cots were moved back to the fifth and sixth floor recreation rooms. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 There are four ensuite bedrooms, a gym, an office, a meeting room, a recreation room with a bar and a comfortable place to play poker between the two immaculate garages. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025 Authorities at the prison discovered a box containing suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, cigarettes, and lighters left outside of the facility and attached to a bedsheet hanging out of recreation room window. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Attached to the house but entered from the yard is a recreation room, currently home to a sofa, a pool table, two washing machines and two dryers. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recreation room

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of recreation room was in 1832

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“Recreation room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreation%20room. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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