war room

noun

1
: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained
2
: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)

Examples of war room in a Sentence

the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters
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With Stevens in Joe Gibbs Racing’s North Carolina war room for the race, car chief Chris Sherwood would have been credited as the winning crew chief had Bell won, which seemed like a very real possibility until a pit road speeding penalty. Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 Last week judges ruled that Netanyahu, indicted in 2019, must testify three times a week, forcing the longtime Israeli leader to juggle between the courtroom and the war room at Israel’s Defense Ministry, minutes away from the courthouse. Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Photo of the day: Netanyahu to stand trial for corruption Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to take the stand on Tuesday for the first time in his long-running corruption trial under a court order that is likely to force him to juggle between the courtroom and war room for weeks. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 What to watch: Shortly after the attack on the UN position, the joint war rooms of the rebels issued a statement stressing all rebel groups are committed to protecting international organizations in Syria. Barak Ravid, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for war room 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of war room was in 1901

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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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