smoking room
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Definition
Noun: - A designated room in a hotel, club, or other establishment reserved for people to smoke tobacco.
Usage
- The primary function is to provide a contained space for smoking, separating it from non-smoking areas.
- It is a specific facility within a larger building.
Examples
- Noun:
- After dinner, the gentlemen retired to the smoking room for cigars and brandy.
- The old library had a traditional smoking room with leather armchairs.
- Many airports once had smoking rooms to accommodate travelers.
Advanced Usage
- Historically, smoking rooms were common in men's clubs, hotels, and on ships. Their prevalence has declined significantly in many regions due to widespread smoking bans in public buildings.
- The term can imply a sense of tradition, exclusivity, or a bygone era.
Variants and Related Words
- Smoking lounge: A similar, often more modern, designated area for smoking.
- Smoking area: A broader term that can refer to any designated space for smoking, which may be indoors or outdoors.
- Smoking car: (Historical) A railway carriage where smoking was permitted.
- Smoking jacket: A man's lounging jacket, historically worn when smoking.
Synonyms
- Smoking lounge
- Smoking parlor (archaic)
Related Phrases
- "To adjourn to the smoking room": A phrase describing the act of moving to the smoking room, often after a meal or meeting.
Noun
- room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers