weight room

noun

: a room containing equipment for weight training

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For several years in the 2010s, the team lacked an indoor weight room at Tempe Diablo Stadium, so players pumped iron in the parking lot. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The Falcons posted a photo of Bowman — who tore his Achilles last November and has spent his offseason working off to the side, in the weight room or taking occasional mental reps behind the action — on the field during Thursday’s practice. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Still, given the national attention given last winter to the air conditioning not working properly in an Angel Stadium weight room, Neto said the evaluation from the Rams’ locker room was glowing. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Treble’s office in central Reykjavík could stand in as an Arctic replica of Silicon Valley, with complex mathematical equations penned on meeting-room windows and a weight room across the hall. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weight room

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weight room was in 1973

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“Weight room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20room. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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