study hall

noun

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of study hall

1 : a room in a school set aside for study

2 : a period in a student's day set aside for study and homework

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See study hall defined for kids

Examples of study hall in a Sentence

I have study hall next period.
She got in trouble for talking in study hall.
My study hall starts at 11:04.

Recent Examples of study hall from the Web

Kyle had finished his work in a study hall and was watching friends play chess as the end of the school day neared.

— anne geggis, Houston Chronicle, "Wounded teen who put cops on trail of Parkland shooter returns to school," 5 Apr. 2018
Kyle had finished his work in a study hall and was watching friends play chess as the end of the school day neared.

— anne geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Wounded teen who put cops on trail of Parkland shooter returns to school," 4 Apr. 2018
Missy Dodds was a math teacher, holding seventh-period study hall, when the shots rang out.

— scott mclean and rachel clarke, CNN, "A dreamcatcher's journey reveals hope, change and frustration after 19 years of school shootings," 23 Mar. 2018
The work is part of a bid package that includes study hall renovations and concession stand plumbing work at the school, all projected to cost more than $1.8 million, Kalou said.

— jennifer johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Cafeteria addition proposed for Maine South; larger eating space planned at East and West," 8 Mar. 2018
Peter, who Aaron described as brave, was in study hall when the shooting started.

— Anchorage Daily News, "The victims of the Florida high school mass shooting," 16 Feb. 2018
Some of the seniors or postgraduate players on Aspire's team opted to continue to be home-schooled, Strothman said, but those athletes still regularly attend study hall sessions at DeSales.

— gentry estes, The Courier-Journal, "Aspire Academy: Inside the newest – and most talented – high school basketball team in Louisville," 14 Feb. 2018
Too Black said his pursuit of poetry began in the midst of noisy study halls at Muncie Central High School.

— david lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Art & Soul performers: Black history and U.S. history are inseparable," 31 Jan. 2018
Aria Siccone, 14, who walked past the bodies of students from her last-period study hall, feels nothing sometimes.

— jack healy, New York Times, "Outspoken and Precocious, Florida Students Struggle With Loss When the Cameras Turn Off," 25 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of study hall

1813

STUDY HALL Defined for English Language Learners

study hall

noun

Definition of study hall for English Language Learners

: a time during the school day when a student is expected to go to a particular room in the school to study or to complete work assigned in other classes