recreation room
noun
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
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The lower level has a large, approximately 1,100 square foot, finished area that includes a recreation room, with high-end vinyl flooring, and another room that could serve as a second home office.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
The prison recreation room has a guitar, but Davidson doesn’t play it.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The inmates who had gathered in the prison’s recreation room at 8:30 a.m. spent the morning playing four official games of chess.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
Their cots were moved back to the fifth and sixth floor recreation rooms.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
The prison recreation room has a guitar, but Davidson doesn’t play it.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The inmates who had gathered in the prison’s recreation room at 8:30 a.m. spent the morning playing four official games of chess.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2025
Their cots were moved back to the fifth and sixth floor recreation rooms.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recreation room
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“Recreation room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreation%20room. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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