dining hall

noun

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

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Part of the bridge beneath the deck includes the Oceanside Lifeguard Service’s headquarters, an area that until at least the 1930s was a municipal dining hall. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 Its sprawling dining hall brought in countless families, partiers, dates and football fans who wanted to banter over fries, salads and sandwiches and watch the world pass by on the other side of the glass. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025 The new student center will include a regulation-sized gymnasium, fitness center, season team locker rooms, a TV studio, lecture hall, dining hall, and student gathering spaces. Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 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 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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