"waiting room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waiting rooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} waiting room (plural waiting rooms)
  1. A room in some public place for people to wait. Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: waiting-room [dated] Hyponyms: ladies' room, women's room [historical], gentlemen's room [historical] Related terms: anteroom, green room Translations (room): غُرْفَةُ الاِنْتِظَار (ḡurfatu l-intiẓār) [feminine] (Arabic), սպասասրահ (spasasrah) (Armenian), ընդունարան (əndunaran) (Armenian), itxarongela (Basque), за́ла чака́ння (zála čakánnja) [feminine] (Belarusian), чака́льня (čakálʹnja) [feminine] (Belarusian), прыёмная (pryjómnaja) (note: in an office) [feminine] (Belarusian), বিশ্রামাগার (bisramagar) (Bengali), чака́лня (čakálnja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 候機室 (note: in airport) (Chinese Mandarin), 候机室 (hòujīshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 候診室 (note: in hospital, clinic) (Chinese Mandarin), 候诊室 (hòuzhěnshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 候車室 (english: at bus/train station) (Chinese Mandarin), 候车室 (hòuchēshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 接待室 (jiēdàishì) (english: reception) (Chinese Mandarin), 等候室 (děnghòuishì) (Chinese Mandarin), čekárna [feminine] (Czech), venteværelse [neuter] (Danish), ventesal [common-gender] (Danish), wachtkamer [feminine] (Dutch), wachtzaal [feminine] (Dutch), atendejo (Esperanto), ootesaal (Estonian), ooteruum (Estonian), ootetuba (Estonian), bíðirúm (Faroese), odotustila [general] (Finnish), odotushuone (Finnish), odotussali (note: especially at the train station) (Finnish), salle d’attente [feminine] (French), chambre d’attente [feminine] (French), salle des pas perdus [feminine] (French), მოსაცდელი (mosacdeli) (Georgian), მოსაცდელი დარბაზი (mosacdeli darbazi) (Georgian), Wartezimmer [neuter] (German), Warteraum [masculine] (German), Wartesaal [masculine] (German), αίθουσα αναμονής (aíthousa anamonís) [feminine] (Greek), प्रतीक्षालय (pratīkṣālay) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रतीक्षागृह (pratīkṣāgŕh) [masculine] (Hindi), ठहरने का कमरा (ṭhaharne kā kamrā) [masculine] (Hindi), váróterem (Hungarian), biðstofa [feminine] (Icelandic), varteyo (Ido), ruang tunggu (Indonesian), seomra feithimh (Irish), sala d'aspetto [feminine] (Italian), sala d'attesa [feminine] (Italian), 待合室 (machiaishitsu) (alt: まちあいしつ) (Japanese), күту бөлмесі (kütu bölmesı) (Kazakh), សាលរងចាំ (saal rɔɔng cam) (Khmer), 대기실 (daegisil) (alt: 待機室) (Korean), чекалница (čekalnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), rūma tatari (Maori), naʼiiztání (Navajo), venterom [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), venterom [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), اتاق انتظار (otâq-e entezâr) (Persian), poczekalnia [feminine] (Polish), sala de espera [feminine] (Portuguese), sală de așteptare [feminine] (Romanian), зал ожида́ния (zal ožidánija) [masculine] (Russian), приёмная (prijómnaja) (note: in an office) [feminine] (Russian), seòmar-feitheimh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), чекао́ница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), čekaónica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), čakáreň [feminine] (Slovak), čakalnica [feminine] (Slovene), sala de espera [feminine] (Spanish), väntrum (note: especially at the doctor's office) [neuter] (Swedish), väntsal (note: especially at a train station) [common-gender] (Swedish), ห้องพัก (hɔ̂ng-pák) (Thai), bekleme odası (Turkish), зал очі́кування (zal očíkuvannja) [masculine] (Ukrainian), чека́льня (čekálʹnja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), прийма́льня (pryjmálʹnja) (note: in an office) [feminine] (Ukrainian), phòng chờ (Vietnamese), phòng đợi (Vietnamese), stebedalecem (Volapük), ystafell aros (Welsh)
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          "ref": "1941 June, “Notes and News: The Derelict Glyn Valley Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 279:",
          "text": "A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway.",
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          "ref": "1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249:",
          "text": "To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning.",
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          "ref": "2020 March 25, “Network News: Step-free access introduced at four Transport for London stations”, in RAIL, page 18:",
          "text": "At Hanwell, two lifts have been installed along with a refurbished ticket office with accessible window. A new waiting room is being installed on Platform 2, while the one on Platform 3 is being refurbished.",
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          "ref": "2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, in RAIL, number 960, pages 59–60:",
          "text": "\"This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station, with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochère and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart.\"",
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        "A room in some public place for people to wait."
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          "word": "ladies' room"
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          "word": "women's room"
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          "wait",
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḡurfatu l-intiẓār",
          "sense": "room",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "غُرْفَةُ الاِنْتِظَار"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "spasasrah",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "սպասասրահ"
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          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "əndunaran",
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          "word": "ընդունարան"
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          "word": "itxarongela"
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          "roman": "zála čakánnja",
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          "word": "за́ла чака́ння"
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          "note": "in an office",
          "roman": "pryjómnaja",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "прыёмная"
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          "code": "bn",
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          "sense": "room",
          "word": "বিশ্রামাগার"
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          "roman": "čakálnja",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "чака́лня"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "note": "in airport",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "候機室"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hòujīshì",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "候机室"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "note": "in hospital, clinic",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "候診室"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hòuzhěnshì",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "候诊室"
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          "english": "at bus/train station",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "候車室"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hòuchēshì",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "候车室"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "reception",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiēdàishì",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "接待室"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "děnghòuishì",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "等候室"
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          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "et",
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          "sense": "room",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "ooteruum"
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          "code": "et",
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          "sense": "room",
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          "word": "bíðirúm"
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          "note": "especially at the train station",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "salle d’attente"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "chambre d’attente"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "salle des pas perdus"
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        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mosacdeli",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "მოსაცდელი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mosacdeli darbazi",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "მოსაცდელი დარბაზი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Wartezimmer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Warteraum"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Wartesaal"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aíthousa anamonís",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "αίθουσα αναμονής"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pratīkṣālay",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रतीक्षालय"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pratīkṣāgŕh",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रतीक्षागृह"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ṭhaharne kā kamrā",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ठहरने का कमरा"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "váróterem"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "biðstofa"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "varteyo"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "ruang tunggu"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "seomra feithimh"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sala d'aspetto"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sala d'attesa"
        },
        {
          "alt": "まちあいしつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "machiaishitsu",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "待合室"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "kütu bölmesı",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "күту бөлмесі"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "saal rɔɔng cam",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "សាលរងចាំ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "待機室",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daegisil",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "대기실"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čekalnica",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "чекалница"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "rūma tatari"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "naʼiiztání"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "venterom"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "venterom"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "otâq-e entezâr",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "اتاق انتظار"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "poczekalnia"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sala de espera"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sală de așteptare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zal ožidánija",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "зал ожида́ния"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "in an office",
          "roman": "prijómnaja",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "приёмная"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "seòmar-feitheimh"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "чекао́ница"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "čekaónica"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "čakáreň"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "čakalnica"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sala de espera"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "note": "especially at the doctor's office",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "väntrum"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "note": "especially at a train station",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "väntsal"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "hɔ̂ng-pák",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "ห้องพัก"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "bekleme odası"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zal očíkuvannja",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "зал очі́кування"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "čekálʹnja",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "чека́льня"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "note": "in an office",
          "roman": "pryjmálʹnja",
          "sense": "room",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прийма́льня"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "phòng chờ"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "phòng đợi"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "stebedalecem"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "room",
          "word": "ystafell aros"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waiting room"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waiting rooms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "waiting room (plural waiting rooms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "anteroom"
    },
    {
      "word": "green room"
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Basque translations",
        "Terms with Belarusian translations",
        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Faroese translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kazakh translations",
        "Terms with Khmer translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Maori translations",
        "Terms with Navajo translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Slovak translations",
        "Terms with Slovene translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Volapük translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "en:Rooms"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1817, Henry Horne, Elements of criticism:",
          "text": "In the third place, by its situation it serves only for a waiting-room, and a passage to the principal apartments, instead of being reserved, as it ought to be, for entertaining company […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941 June, “Notes and News: The Derelict Glyn Valley Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 279:",
          "text": "A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 249:",
          "text": "To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 March 25, “Network News: Step-free access introduced at four Transport for London stations”, in RAIL, page 18:",
          "text": "At Hanwell, two lifts have been installed along with a refurbished ticket office with accessible window. A new waiting room is being installed on Platform 2, while the one on Platform 3 is being refurbished.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, in RAIL, number 960, pages 59–60:",
          "text": "\"This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station, with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochère and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A room in some public place for people to wait."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ladies' room"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "for women"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "historical"
          ],
          "word": "women's room"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "for men"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "historical"
          ],
          "word": "gentlemen's room"
        }
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        [
          "room",
          "room"
        ],
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "wait",
          "wait"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "waiting-room"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡurfatu l-intiẓār",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "غُرْفَةُ الاِنْتِظَار"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "spasasrah",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "սպասասրահ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "əndunaran",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ընդունարան"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "itxarongela"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zála čakánnja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́ла чака́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "čakálʹnja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чака́льня"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "note": "in an office",
      "roman": "pryjómnaja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прыёмная"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bisramagar",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "বিশ্রামাগার"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čakálnja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чака́лня"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "in airport",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "候機室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòujīshì",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "候机室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "in hospital, clinic",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "候診室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòuzhěnshì",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "候诊室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "at bus/train station",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "候車室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòuchēshì",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "候车室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "reception",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiēdàishì",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "接待室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "děnghòuishì",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "等候室"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čekárna"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "venteværelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ventesal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wachtkamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wachtzaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "atendejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ootesaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ooteruum"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ootetuba"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "bíðirúm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "general"
      ],
      "word": "odotustila"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "odotushuone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "especially at the train station",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "odotussali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "salle d’attente"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chambre d’attente"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "salle des pas perdus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mosacdeli",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "მოსაცდელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mosacdeli darbazi",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "მოსაცდელი დარბაზი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wartezimmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Warteraum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wartesaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aíthousa anamonís",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αίθουσα αναμονής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pratīkṣālay",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रतीक्षालय"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pratīkṣāgŕh",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रतीक्षागृह"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ṭhaharne kā kamrā",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ठहरने का कमरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "váróterem"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "biðstofa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "varteyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ruang tunggu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "seomra feithimh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sala d'aspetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sala d'attesa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まちあいしつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "machiaishitsu",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "待合室"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kütu bölmesı",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "күту бөлмесі"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "saal rɔɔng cam",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "សាលរងចាំ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "待機室",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daegisil",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "대기실"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čekalnica",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чекалница"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "rūma tatari"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "naʼiiztání"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "venterom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "venterom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "otâq-e entezâr",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "اتاق انتظار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poczekalnia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sala de espera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sală de așteptare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zal ožidánija",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зал ожида́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "in an office",
      "roman": "prijómnaja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "приёмная"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seòmar-feitheimh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чекао́ница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čekaónica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čakáreň"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čakalnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sala de espera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "note": "especially at the doctor's office",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "väntrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "note": "especially at a train station",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "väntsal"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hɔ̂ng-pák",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ห้องพัก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "bekleme odası"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zal očíkuvannja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зал очі́кування"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čekálʹnja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чека́льня"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "in an office",
      "roman": "pryjmálʹnja",
      "sense": "room",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прийма́льня"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "phòng chờ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "phòng đợi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "stebedalecem"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "room",
      "word": "ystafell aros"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waiting room"
}

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