"crush room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crush rooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crush room (plural crush rooms)
  1. (dated, 19th century) A large room in a theater, opera house, etc., where the audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions; a foyer. Tags: dated, obsolete Categories (topical): Rooms

Inflected forms

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