wardroom
noun
ward·room
ˈwȯr-ˌdrüm 
-ˌdru̇m
: the space in a warship allotted for living quarters to the commissioned officers excepting the captain
specifically
: the mess assigned to these officers
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The meal was scheduled for the ship’s wardroom, typically reserved only for officers.
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Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
Another was taking his meals in the cramped wardroom among his fellow officers, few of whom spoke anything but Russian and all of whom were at least a decade younger.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward.
—New York Times, 17 June 2022
Like Farshad's room, the wardroom was an exercise in spacial economy.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
The Wolf's Den, the enlisted crew's mess, is slightly larger than the wardroom and filled with smaller tables, arranged like a railroad dining car.
—Jim Wilson, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2020
According to the sailor, the meeting in the ship’s wardroom, a gathering place, lasted about 30 minutes and forced about 80 crew members to stand roughly 2 to 4 feet from one another — far less than the 6-foot spacing called for by the CDC.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2020
In the wardroom of Hetman Sahaydachniy, a Ukrainian officer gestures to a silver plaque which documents the ship’s eight captains since 1993.
—The Economist, 9 Aug. 2019
Over time, Francis's corruption of the Blue Ridge's wardroom became progressively decadent, court records show.
—Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Feb. 2018
Menachem Wecker, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
Another was taking his meals in the cramped wardroom among his fellow officers, few of whom spoke anything but Russian and all of whom were at least a decade younger.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward.
—New York Times, 17 June 2022
Like Farshad's room, the wardroom was an exercise in spacial economy.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
The Wolf's Den, the enlisted crew's mess, is slightly larger than the wardroom and filled with smaller tables, arranged like a railroad dining car.
—Jim Wilson, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2020
According to the sailor, the meeting in the ship’s wardroom, a gathering place, lasted about 30 minutes and forced about 80 crew members to stand roughly 2 to 4 feet from one another — far less than the 6-foot spacing called for by the CDC.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2020
In the wardroom of Hetman Sahaydachniy, a Ukrainian officer gestures to a silver plaque which documents the ship’s eight captains since 1993.
—The Economist, 9 Aug. 2019
Over time, Francis's corruption of the Blue Ridge's wardroom became progressively decadent, court records show.
—Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Feb. 2018
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wardroom
noun
ward·room
ˈwȯr-ˌdrüm
-ˌdru̇m
: the space in a warship assigned to the officers except the captain as living quarters or a dining room
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