weight room

noun

: a room containing equipment for weight training

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Just with the weight room, football, technique walk-throughs. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 But before the football came conditioning and lifting in the weight room. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Another thing Iossi worked with Oduwa on behind the scenes was technique in the weight room. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The team is not just replacing an aging weight room with a larger one. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 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 21 Aug. 2026.

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