Meaning

4 senses
  1. A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.

    Garderobe, Kleideraufbewahrung

    гардеро́бgarderób, гардеробное помещениеgarderobnoje pomeščenije

    гардеро́бharderób, роздяга́льняrozdjahálʹnja

  2. (India, Ireland, UK)A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

    Gepäcksaufbewahrung, Gepäckaufbewahrung

    ка́мера хране́нияkámera xranénija

  3. A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.

    a private lounge off of a legislative chamber

  4. (Ireland, UK, euphemistic)A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. I checked my briefcase and umbrella in the cloakroom.

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  2. Every theatre has a cloakroom.

    У кожному театрі є гардероб.

    ruВ каждом театре есть гардероб.

    deIn jedem Theater gibt es eine Garderobe.

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  3. My coat is in the cloakroom.

    ruМоё пальто в раздевалке.

    deMein Mantel ist in der Garderobe.

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  4. I'll get our coats from the cloakroom.

    deIch hole unsere Mäntel an der Garderobe ab.

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  5. I'll grab our coats from the cloakroom.

    deIch hole unsere Mäntel an der Garderobe ab.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
room for coats:
Русский
By meaning 2
room for coats:
room for luggage:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
room for coats:
room for luggage:

Origin

From cloak + room.

From cloak + room.

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Forms

plural: cloakrooms

Synonyms

11 synonyms
lavatory:bathroomA1
small secondary lavatory:toiletA1half bathroomhalf bath
room for storing heavy outer garments:coatroomcoat checkcheckroom
room for luggage:lost and foundleft-luggage officebaggage room
all senses:cloaks
Close in meaning
  • a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily:coatroom

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cloakroom — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto