Stateroom
['steɪtruːm;-rʊm] or ['stetrʊm]
Definition
(n.) A magnificent room in a place or great house.
(n.) A small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat similar apartment in a railway sleeping car.
Checker: Rowena
Examples
- The purser was accused of stealing an overcoat from stateroom No. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We selected a stateroom forward of the wheel, on the starboard side, below decks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- However, the room was large, for a ship's stateroom, and was in every way satisfactory. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I rejoiced to know that a few vacant staterooms were still left. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Raymond