lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
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First, this manager purposely walks the applicant down to the lunchroom to get a cup of whatever.
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The new brick school included a lunchroom and kitchen, and the Mothers’ Club hired a woman to do the cooking.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Keep smartphones out of classrooms and hallways and lunchrooms and gyms so that more kids grow into healthy, happy, balanced and well-educated young people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The new brick school included a lunchroom and kitchen, and the Mothers’ Club hired a woman to do the cooking.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Keep smartphones out of classrooms and hallways and lunchrooms and gyms so that more kids grow into healthy, happy, balanced and well-educated young people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunchroom. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten
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