waiting room

A room, as in a railroad station or physician's office, for the use of people waiting.

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waiting room

(Building) a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc

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wait′ing room`

a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.

[1675–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

waiting room - a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

waiting area, lounge

cloakroom - a private lounge off of a legislative chamber

departure lounge - lounge where passengers can await departure

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

غُرْفُةُ انِتْظَار

čekárna

venteværelse

Wartezimmer

αίθουσα αναμονής

sala de espera

odotushuone

salle d’attente

čekaonica

sala d’attesa

待合室

대기실

зал ожидания приёмная

čakalnica

väntrum

ห้องที่ใช้นั่งรอ

bekleme odası

phòng chờ

等候室

waiting room

n → sala d'attesa or d'aspetto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

waiting room

→ غُرْفُةُ انِتْظَار čekárna venteværelse Wartezimmer αίθουσα αναμονής sala de espera odotushuone salle d’attente čekaonica sala d’attesa 待合室 대기실 wachtkamer venterom poczekalnia sala de espera зал ожидания väntrum ห้องที่ใช้นั่งรอ bekleme odası phòng chờ 等候室

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But till then he had had nothing to do with the law courts, and so had disapproved of their publicity simply in theory; now his disapprobation was strengthened by the unpleasant impression made on him in the lawyer's waiting room.

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Within the little waiting room, but a bare moment before, a confession of love and a renunciation had taken place that had blighted the lives and happiness of two of the party, but William Cecil Clayton, Lord Greystoke, was not one of them.

As Clayton stooped to pick up his coat in the waiting room his eyes fell on a telegraph blank lying face down upon the floor.

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He gathered up the papers and with a bow to both, stepped softly over the carpet and went out into the waiting room.

Coming out of Kutuzov's room into the waiting room with the papers in his hand Prince Andrew came up to his comrade, the aide-de-camp on duty, Kozlovski, who was sitting at the window with a book.

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He placed his letter in the hands of the usher on duty, who led him into the waiting room and passed on into the interior of the palace.

In this waiting room were five or six of the cardinals Guards, who recognized D'Artagnan, and knowing that it was he who had wounded Jussac, they looked upon him with a smile of singular meaning.

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He led the way into a somewhat dingy waiting room. A copy of the FIELD, a month old, a dog-eared magazine, and a bound volume of GOOD WORDS were spread upon the table.

The doctor's clothes indeed were as shabby as his waiting room, and he sat where the sunlight was merciless.

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You wait in a waiting room that is as comfortable and inviting as your living room, has recent magazines.

At your service: transforming health care delivery

Literally, I am sitting in what has to be close to hell--a surgery waiting room. My newborn nephew is having open-heart surgery.

Proper 19: September 12, 2004

Public health students design health education activities that they conduct in the waiting room. Discussions focus on STDs and other health issues that concern men (e.g., hernias and stress management), as well as beliefs related to the outcomes of and widespread acceptance of such preventive health behaviors as limiting the number of sexual partners and supporting a partner's use of a contraceptive method.

The young men's clinic: addressing men's reproductive health and responsibilities