"green room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green rooms [plural]
Etymology: Attested at least as early as 1701. Head templates: {{en-noun}} green room (plural green rooms)
  1. In a television studio, theatre or concert hall, the room where performers await their entrance. Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms (room for performers): tiring-room, tiring-house Translations (room for the performers): lämpiö (Finnish), артисти́ческое фойе́ (artistíčeskoje fojé) [neuter] (Russian), актёрская убо́рная (aktjórskaja ubórnaja) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-green_room-en-noun-HAUE7xz7 Disambiguation of Rooms: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'room for performers': 68 32 Disambiguation of 'room for the performers': 68 32
  2. (surfing) The inside of a tube (cylindrical wave). Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-green_room-en-noun-HDTW0-CX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

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