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

Examples of recreation room in a Sentence

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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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of recreation room was in 1832

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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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