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

1. room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers