check-room
- Noun:
- A room where personal belongings are temporarily stored: "check-room" refers to a designated area, often in a public venue like a theater, museum, or restaurant, where items such as coats, bags, or luggage are left for safekeeping, typically in exchange for a ticket or receipt.
- Noun:
- We left our coats at the check-room before entering the concert hall. (A storage area for outerwear.)
- The hotel's check-room is open 24 hours for guests' luggage. (A room for temporary baggage storage.)
"check-room attendant": a person who works in a check-room, responsible for receiving and returning items.
- The check-room attendant handed me a numbered ticket for my umbrella. (The staff member managing the storage.)
"to check something in a check-room": to deposit an item for storage.
- Please check your large bags in the check-room before boarding the tour bus. (Leave bags in the designated storage area.)
Check (v/n): to verify or inspect; also, a ticket or token for retrieval.
- He gave me a check for my coat. (A retrieval ticket.)
Checkroom (n): a variant spelling, often used interchangeably.
- The checkroom is located near the main entrance. (Alternative spelling of check-room.)
Cloakroom: a room where coats and hats are stored (more common in British English).
- The cloakroom is just past the ticket booth. (Synonymous storage room.)
Baggage room: a room for storing luggage, especially in hotels or train stations.
- The baggage room is on the ground floor. (A room for suitcases.)
"Check your troubles at the door": an idiomatic expression meaning to leave worries behind, though not directly using "check-room," it plays on the concept of depositing items.
- At the party, we all checked our troubles at the door and had fun. (Left worries aside, as if in a check-room.)
"Ticket to ride": a phrase referencing a retrieval ticket, but not an idiom specific to check-rooms.
- He needed a ticket to ride the train, but not for the check-room. (Unrelated idiom; included for context only.)