checkroom

[ chek-room, -room ]

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noun

checkroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈtʃɛkˌruːm /

a place at a railway station, airport, etc, where luggage may be left for a small charge with an attendant for safekeeping Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)left-luggage office

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; check ¹ + room

Mr. and Mrs. Potts obtained their wraps at the checkroom and left the building.

When she came out, however, going to the checkroom, she heard the voice of Boerzell behind her.

Jerry reluctantly allowed a checkroom girl to capture his hat.

It's this checkroom work of his, you know, at one of them swell Fifth-ave.

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