"booking hall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: booking halls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booking hall (plural booking halls)
  1. (rail transport, UK) Synonym of ticket hall. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: ticket hall [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-booking_hall-en-noun-tYhOcBfi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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