stateroom en · NOUN
Etymology
From state + room.
Meanings
- An apartment in a palace or great house for use on ceremonial occasions.
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A superior cabin for a ship's officer or captain.
It was not a nice cabin compared with the stateroom I had left.
1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter III, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18:
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(US) A private cabin in a ship or train.
The King's coach includes His Majesty's suite comprising a study and stateroom with adjoining bathroom having inter-leading door. […] In the Queen's coach are the Queen's stateroom and bathroom, the Royal Family lounge, lady-in-waiting's compartment and bathroom, and dresser's room. […] Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret are accommodated in one coach, and each of the two suites comprises a stateroom with its adjoining bathroom.
1947 January and February, “South African Royal Train”, in Railway Magazine, pages 36, 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| staterooms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| state room | alternative | lexicographic | |
| state-room | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
bg каюта (private cabin on a ship) · bg купе (private cabin on a train)