ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a large room used for dances

Examples of ballroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Denver Fire Department The building was constructed in 1921 and features two dance floors and a 4,000-square-foot main ballroom. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The solicitor general filed an application on Friday asking the Supreme Court to immediately suspend a lower court injunction blocking construction of the ballroom project. — Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

All the injunction stops is construction of a ballroom without prior congressional approval. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Concept art for Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake shows the street party will include familiar Haunted Mansion characters like the cemetery caretaker, grave diggers, ballroom dancers and a few of the 999 ghosts. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ballroom

• ballroom dance

Rhymes for ballroom

• assume
• backroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume
• courtroom

Kids Definition

ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: a large room for dances