storeroom

noun

store·​room ˈstȯr-ˌrüm How to pronounce storeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
1
: a room or space for the storing of goods or supplies
2

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Beneath the surface were chambers—a living room, an instrument room, and a storeroom—that had been dug out of the snow. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Photos place Tim Walz in Nebraska in 1989 The Alliance (Neb.) Times-Herald featured a photo of Walz touring a Nebraska National Guard storeroom on May 16, 1989. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024 Some parts served as storerooms with large granaries. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2024 The facilities and equipment seen by The Times included an anesthesia machine, an ultrasound monitor, X-ray equipment, a device for analyzing blood samples, a small operating theater and a storeroom containing hundreds of medicines. Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for storeroom 

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of storeroom was in 1685

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“Storeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storeroom. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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storeroom

noun
store·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce storeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room for the storing of goods or supplies

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