anteroom

noun

an·te·room | \ ˈan-ti-ˌrüm

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, -ˌru̇m \

Definition of anteroom

: a small outer room that leads to another room and that is often used as a waiting room

Examples of anteroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The shelves of dry goods in the restaurant’s small anteroom offer a hint. — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, "Obsession-Worthy Tacos at Yellow Rose," 11 Dec. 2020 The unit has its own blood lab and an anteroom where health care workers can put on and take off their protective gear. — Ginger Christ, cleveland, "Protecting patients, health care workers priorities as Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and UH prepare for coronavirus," 23 Feb. 2020 The main entry features a small anteroom that opens to a much larger central hall. — courant.com, "Property of the Week: 215 South Main Street, West Hartford," 28 June 2019 At the top of the great marble stair leading from the courtyard, the anteroom is a mirror image of his contemporary design for a reception room at the Chanel jewelry showroom in the Place Vendôme. — Kennedy Fraser, Vogue, "From the Archives: Karl Lagerfeld, The Impresario," 19 Feb. 2019 Rapin himself was responsible for the collaboration with Sèvres, which resulted in a giant interior vase placed in an anteroom off the great hall that doubled as a ballroom. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Makes the Most of His Trip to Tokyo for Valentino Pre-Fall—And Then Some," 2 Dec. 2018 There were white gloves on the table in the anteroom, laid out carefully next to a big black box. — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "Inside the Enduring Mystery of What Happened to Russia's Imperial Jewelry," 1 Nov. 2018 Republicans and Democrats were in and out of the anteroom, but Flake wanted to talk to Coons, and at one point the two ended up alone in a small phone booth for privacy. — Mary Clare Jalonick, The Seattle Times, "From Africa to the anteroom: Flake, Coons forge rare bond," 2 Oct. 2018 After Coons spoke, Flake walked around the dais, tapped him on the shoulder and motioned into the anteroom, where the two began negotiations. — Mary Clare Jalonick, The Seattle Times, "From Africa to the anteroom: Flake, Coons forge rare bond," 2 Oct. 2018

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anteroom

noun

an·te·room | \ ˈan-ti-ˌrüm

, -ˌru̇m \

Kids Definition of anteroom

: a room used as an entrance to another

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