stateroom

noun

state·​room ˈstāt-ˌrüm How to pronounce stateroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
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: a private room on a railroad car with one or more berths and a toilet

Examples of stateroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Most staterooms have a floor-to-ceiling window that opens, allowing for ocean views, iceberg photography, and bracing Antarctic breezes from the comfort of your cabin. Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024 Details of the 475 GT interior are yet to be released, but the layout includes six spacious staterooms for up to 12 guests and large cabins for up to nine crew. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2024 There’s been a quickening drip-drip-drip of leaks from insiders and calls for Biden to step down — all of which is like water spilling over the bulkheads and flooding into the staterooms on the Orlop and Lower G decks. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 The Wish class are slightly larger than the Disney Dream and Fantasy with about 1,250 staterooms and a 4,000-guest capacity including children. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stateroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stateroom was in 1660

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“Stateroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stateroom. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

stateroom

noun
state·​room ˈstāt-ˌrüm How to pronounce stateroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a private room on a ship or on a railroad car

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