reception area

noun

: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby

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Kirilenko watched through a glass panel in the door as agents shackled him in a reception area each time for the transport. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025 Guests are welcomed with a chocolate fountain in the reception area. Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025 The Carriage House reception area can accommodate up to 200 guests seated after celebrating an outdoor ceremony on the front lawn. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 Evoking the sky pool from the 2013 Tom Cruise sci-fi flick Oblivion, the transparent acrylic 9-meter-long (about 30 ft-long) pool stretches out from the center of the hotel, forming a watery roof above the reception area. New Atlas, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for reception area

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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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