storeroom

noun

store·​room ˈstȯr-ˌrüm How to pronounce storeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
: a room or space for the storing of goods or supplies
2

Examples of storeroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fischer helmed the British Museum from 2016 to 2023, departing in the wake of allegations that a staff member there was stealing priceless treasures from the museum’s storeroom and selling them on eBay for a comparative pittance. News Desk, Artforum, 12 July 2024 Green brewing:Drinking to a river's health: Arizona brewers and farmers fight drought with beer 'From soil to soil' Outside of a storeroom at Sedona Beer Co., several barrels of a sticky, mealy grain sit in the hot sun. Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024 The only permanent fixture, a simple brick building, provides a few small offices and storerooms set around a central courtyard. Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 The pipe ruptured again in July 2022, eight feet beneath the same storeroom where the asbestos piping was found. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for storeroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of storeroom was in 1685

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

Kids Definition

storeroom

noun
store·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce storeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room for the storing of goods or supplies

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