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cloak·room

(klōk′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′)

1. A room where coats and other articles may be left temporarily, as in a theater or school. Also called coatroom.

2. A private lounge adjacent to a legislative chamber.

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cloakroom

(ˈkləʊkˌruːm; -ˌrʊm)

1. a room in which hats, coats, luggage, etc, may be temporarily deposited

2. Brit a euphemistic word for lavatory

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cloak•room

(ˈkloʊkˌrum, -ˌrʊm)

n.

1. a room in which outer garments, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a restaurant.

2. Brit. a baggage room, as at a railway station.

[1850–55]

cloakroom

– checkroom

A cloakroom is a room where you leave your hat and coat, especially in a place of entertainment.

In American English, a room like this is sometimes called a checkroom.

In British English, cloakroom is also a polite word for a toilet.

See toilet

In American English, a checkroom is also a place where luggage can be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.

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Noun	1.	cloakroom - a private lounge off of a legislative chamber waiting area, waiting room, lounge - a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
	2.	cloakroom - a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily coatroom room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

Translations

حُجْرَة لـِحَفْظ الـمَعاطِفغُرْفَه تُتْرَك فيها المَعاطِفمِرْحاض

šatnatoaleta

garderobetoilet

vaatesäilytys

garderoba

fatageymslasalerni

guardaroba vestiario cesso

クローク

휴대품 보관소

garderoba

kapprum

ห้องเก็บเสื้อโค้ท

vestiyer tuvalet

phòng để mũ áo

衣帽间厕所

cloakroom

[ˈkləʊkrʊm] N

1. (for coats) → guardarropa m, ropero m

2. (Brit) (euph) (= toilet) → lavabo m, servicios mpl, baño m (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cloakroom

[ˈkləʊkrʊm] n

(for coats) → vestiaire m

(British) (= W.C.) → toilettes fplcloakroom attendant n (for coats) → préposé(e) m/f au vestiairecloakroom ticket n → numéro m de vestiaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cloakroom

[ˈkləʊkˌrʊm] n (for coats) → guardaroba m inv (Brit) (euph) → toilette f inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cloak

(kləuk) noun

a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals. a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness.

verb

to cover or hide. He used a false name to cloak his activities.

ˈcloakroom noun

1. a room for coats, hats etc.

2. a lavatory. the ladies' cloakroom.

cloakroom

→ حُجْرَة لـِحَفْظ الـمَعاطِف šatna garderobe Garderobe γκαρνταρόμπα guardarropa vaatesäilytys vestiaire garderoba guardaroba クローク 휴대품 보관소 garderobe garderobe szatnia vestiário гардероб kapprum ห้องเก็บเสื้อโค้ท vestiyer phòng để mũ áo 衣帽间

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