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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The Carriage House reception area can accommodate up to 200 guests seated after celebrating an outdoor ceremony on the front lawn.
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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
For example, in the new reception area, the same marble used for the columns of the historic Peacock Alley bar was employed to construct the fireplace, ensuring visual continuity.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Two Cincinnati police officers sat atop a table near the reception area, talking and keeping watch over the shelter’s goings-on.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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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
For example, in the new reception area, the same marble used for the columns of the historic Peacock Alley bar was employed to construct the fireplace, ensuring visual continuity.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Two Cincinnati police officers sat atop a table near the reception area, talking and keeping watch over the shelter’s goings-on.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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