Definition of barroom
: a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : 1bar 5b a barroom brawl
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Examples of barroom in a Sentence
her mother didn't like her even to walk past the barroom because she was worried that there might be drunk people inside
Recent Examples of barroom from the Web
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The fight over control of Billy Bob’s Texas goes to court Tuesday in a barroom brawl that could lead to the sale of the world’s largest honky-tonk on the auction block.
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The barroom, paved with black-and-white tile, has a generous central counter and gleaming chandeliers.
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At its most amusing, this conflict erupts into a pop-surreal barroom confrontation in which anger is manifested in a cork-gun showdown and insults fly about in comic-book word balloons.
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But the primitive grievance infusing Trump’s expressions toward Europe is unworthy of a barroom political argument, let alone interactions with long-standing if imperfect partners.
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Farrell was once fined $250 for smashing a barroom mirror.
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Such gangs, authorities say, have been behind recent barroom brawls in Key West and Daytona Beach.
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For one thing, the filmmakers draw upon the entire legend and lore of pirate life — of high-seas ambushes, mountains of gold, cruel captains, lusty rogues, feisty damsels, drunken sailors, barroom brawls, ancient curses and furious sword fights.
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Boggs screams in the bridge before Guckenheimer takes over behind subtle barroom piano notes from keyboardist Jamie Ringholm.
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First Known Use of barroom
1742
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playDefinition of barroom for English Language Learners
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: a place where alcoholic drinks are served
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