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 28 Sep. 2026.

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