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waiting room en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From waiting + room. Compare Dutch wachtruimte (“waiting room, waiting area”), German Warterraum (“waiting room”).

Meanings

1. A room in a public place for people to wait.
   • "This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station, with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochère and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart." 2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, in RAIL, number 960, pages 59–60:
   • At Hanwell, two lifts have been installed along with a refurbished ticket office with accessible window. A new waiting room is being installed on Platform 2, while the one on Platform 3 is being refurbished. 2020 March 25, “Network News: Step-free access introduced at four Transport for London stations”, in RAIL, page 18:
   • To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning. 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249:
   • In the third place, by its situation it serves only for a waiting-room, and a passage to the principal apartments, instead of being reserved, as it ought to be, for entertaining company […] 1817, Henry Horne, Elements of criticism:
   • A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway. 1941 June, “Notes and News: The Derelict Glyn Valley Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 279:

Forms

Deriveds

God's waiting room

Hyponyms

gentlemen's room · women's room · ladies' room

Relateds

anteroom · green room

Translations (80)

da ventesal (room) · bn বিশ্রামাগার (room) · eu itxarongela (room) · cmn 候診室 /候诊室 (room) · sh чекао́ница (room) · ru приёмная (room) · kk күту бөлмесі (room) · de Wartezimmer (room) · cs čekárna (room) · fr chambre d'attente (room) · sv väntsal (room) · eo atendejo (room) · vi phòng đợi (room) · is biðstofa (room) · ru зал ожида́ния (room) · cy ystafell aros (room) · nb venterom (room) · mk чекалница (room) · it sala d'attesa (room) · fi odotushuone (room) · be чака́льня (room) · gd seòmar-feitheimh (room) · uk зал очі́кування (room) · km សាលរងចាំ (room) · fr salle d'attente (room) · fi odotustila (room) · tr bekleme odası (room) · uk чека́льня (room) · vi phòng chờ (room) · da venteværelse (room) · cmn 候機室 /候机室 (room) · hy ընդունարան (room) · ka მოსაცდელი დარბაზი (room) · fi odotussali (room) · cmn 等候室 (room) · pt sala de espera (room) · ka მოსაცდელი (room) · ro sală de așteptare (room) · io varteyo (room) · nl wachtzaal (room) · et ootetuba (room) · rsk чекальня (room) · nn venterom (room) · cmn 接待室 (room) · be за́ла чака́ння (room) · sh čekaónica (room) · fa اتاق انتظار (room) · sk čakáreň (room) · hy սպասասրահ (room) · de Wartesaal (room) · el αίθουσα αναμονής (room) · ko 대기실 (room) · fo bíðirúm (room) · sv väntrum (room) · vo stebedalecem (room) · de Warteraum (room) · be прыёмная (room) · hu váróterem (room) · hi ठहरने का कमरा (room) · uk прийма́льня (room) · et ooteruum (room) · fr salle des pas perdus (room) · es sala de espera (room) · sl čakalnica (room) · hi प्रतीक्षागृह (room) · et ootesaal (room) · hi प्रतीक्षालय (room) · ja 待合室 (room) · th ห้องพัก (room) · bg чака́лня (room) · ga seomra feithimh (room) · pl poczekalnia (room) · cmn 候車室 /候车室 (room) · nv naʼiiztání (room) · nl wachtkamer (room) · ar غُرْفَةُ الاِنْتِظَار (room) · id ruang tunggu (room) · mi rūma tatari (room) · it sala d'aspetto (room) · he חֲדַר הַמְתָּנָה (room)