"pump room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pump rooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pump room (plural pump rooms)
  1. (sometimes capitalized) A room housing a pump, especially a room or structure at a spa where mineral water is drawn from a spring and consumed, formerly often serving as a venue for polite socializing and conversation. Tags: capitalized, sometimes Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: pumproom, pump-room
    Sense id: en-pump_room-en-noun-bew1AIcc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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