shower room
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Definition
Noun: A room equipped with multiple shower units, typically for communal or public use. It is a designated space containing several individual shower stalls or fixtures.
Usage
A "shower room" is a specific type of utility room. It is commonly found in settings like gyms, swimming pools, dormitories, schools, workplaces, or public campsites where multiple people need to shower. The term emphasizes the room's primary function and its communal nature.
Examples
- Noun:
- After the soccer match, the whole team headed to the shower room.
- The dormitory has a large, shared shower room on each floor.
- Please remember to clean up after yourself in the public shower room.
Advanced Usage
- "communal shower room": Specifies a shower room shared by a community, such as residents of an apartment building or members of a club.
- The old barracks featured a large communal shower room.
Variants and Related Words
- Shower stall (n): An individual enclosed unit within a shower room or bathroom.
- Locker room (n): A room with lockers for changing clothes, which often contains or adjoins a shower room.
- Bathroom (n): A more general term for a room containing bathing and toilet facilities, which may include a shower but not necessarily multiple ones.
- Washroom (n): A general term for a public toilet facility, which may sometimes include shower areas.
Synonyms
- Shower facility: A formal term for a place providing showers.
- Bathing area: A broader term that can include shower rooms.
- Lavatory block: A term sometimes used in camping or military contexts to describe a building containing toilets and showers.
Related Phrases
- To use the shower room: The standard phrase for accessing this facility.
- You need your membership card to use the gym's shower room.
- Shower room attendant: A person who maintains and supervises a public shower room.
- The shower room attendant ensures there is always soap and towels available.
Noun
- a room with several showers