coat check

noun

: a room in a restaurant, theater, etc., where a person can leave something that he or she does not want to carry or wear while there
Leave your backpack at the coat check.

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Visitors should ask about them at the coat check counters in each building. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026 All four levels of the building are wheelchair accessible, and there are four wheelchairs are available for loan in the coat check. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026 Guests are greeted with coat check service, adding a refined touch to the experience. Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 11 Feb. 2026 Shoppers move between designer and archival pieces offered at up to sixty-five percent off, pause at Pret or the James Beard–led Hundredfold brasserie, and use hands-free shopping as casually as a coat check at a theatre. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coat check

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“Coat check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coat%20check. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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