recreation room

noun

Definition of recreation room

1 : a room (such as a rumpus room) used for recreation and relaxation

— called also rec room

2 : a public room (as in a hospital) for recreation and social activities

Examples of recreation room in a Sentence

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Twelve weeks to gut the building of all that was Macy’s and then in its place build bedrooms, install bathrooms and furnish a recreation room and cafeteria. — Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post, "The future of suburban homelessness? As malls empty, an old Macy’s becomes a homeless shelter.," 6 July 2018 The lawsuit alleges that the recreation room had security cameras in place that were supposed to be monitored by the Wolf Den staff in the office. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "Family of Two Children Files Lawsuit Against Campground After Alleged Sexual Assault," 12 July 2018 There are three bedrooms overall, including a master suite on the first floor, plus a lower-level recreation room with access to the yard and pool. — Jenny Xie, Curbed, "Midcentury home by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple asks $3M," 2 July 2018 The tour passed through recreation rooms where youths clustered around game consoles playing digital soccer. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, chicagotribune.com, "Go inside a U.S. migrant youth shelter in a former Walmart — cots, soccer and a Trump mural," 14 June 2018 The tour passed through recreation rooms where youths clustered around game consoles playing digital soccer. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Tour gives a glimpse inside Texas migrant youth shelter — cots, soccer and a Trump mural," 14 June 2018 In recreation rooms, some boys watched a soccer match on TV; some took part in a tai chi class; others played pool or foosball (in one case with a cue ball). — Bob Ortega, CNN, "What it's like inside the former superstore in Texas where the US is holding 1,400 immigrant children," 14 June 2018 The company provides a fun work atmosphere with a recreation room, monthly paid lunches, satellite TV available to all employees during the day to relax and weekly car washes. — azcentral, "Top Companies to Work for in Arizona 2018-Large Companies," 7 June 2018 Wilson said the Park District also is in discussions to use a recreation room at the new location of Naperville's Xilin Association. — Gary Gibula, Naperville Sun, "Naperville Park District OKs renovation to cut dance class wait lists," 28 Apr. 2018

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