"packing room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: packing rooms [plural]
Rhymes: -uːm Head templates: {{en-noun}} packing room (plural packing rooms)
  1. A room that a business uses to pack items for subsequent storage or shipping.
    Sense id: en-packing_room-en-noun-2rnVCcgj
  2. A room in a large house that is used for storing unused items; storage room. Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-packing_room-en-noun-uVBPDOVT Disambiguation of Rooms: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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