dining hall

noun

: a large room where meals are served at a school, college, etc.

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The students dash off to their dorm rooms or dining hall, and wait to do the homework until midnight. Sean Cho Ayres, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 Watada cuts between mannered conversations in the dining hall and a character playing a raucous drum solo. Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025 Upstairs, a bridge walkway leads to a 14-seat dining hall with a mezzanine balcony overlooking the living room below. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025 This convergence on the athletic fields is happening elsewhere on campus, from the chapel to the dining hall to the dorms. Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dining hall

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“Dining hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20hall. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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