smoking compartment
Definition
Noun: A designated section or room within a passenger train, ship, or other vehicle where smoking is permitted.
Usage
This term specifically refers to a separate area designed to contain smoke and accommodate passengers who wish to smoke, thereby not disturbing others in non-smoking areas. - He stepped into the smoking compartment to have a cigarette. - On older trains, the smoking compartment was often at the end of the carriage.
Advanced Usage
- Historically common, the concept of a smoking compartment has become largely obsolete in many regions due to widespread smoking bans in public transport.
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe any isolated area designated for a specific, potentially bothersome activity.
- The break room became the unofficial smoking compartment for office gossip.
Variants and Related Words
- Smoking car (noun): A whole railway carriage designated for smoking.
- Smoking lounge (noun): A room in an airport, hotel, or other public building where smoking is allowed.
- Non-smoking compartment (noun): The designated area where smoking is prohibited.
Synonyms
- Smoking carriage
- Smoking car
- Smoker (informal, as in "the smoker")
Antonyms
- Non-smoking compartment
- Non-smoking carriage
Noun
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a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
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