ready room

noun

: a room in which pilots or astronauts are briefed and await orders

Examples of ready room in a Sentence

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Seated at a desk in the squadron ready room, Maxi doesn’t realize another squadron member is filming him. Eric Tegler, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 For the Times) Nathan Fenno on swimming: A few minutes before Caeleb Dressel ambled out of the ready room, an up-tempo song pounded through the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ready room was in 1941

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“Ready room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready%20room. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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ready room

noun
: a room in which a pilot or an astronaut waits before a mission
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