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LDOCE 3 (1995)

check$\cdot$room
/.../ n[C] AmE a place in a restaurant, theatre etc where you can leave your coat, bags etc to be guarded; CLOAKROOM (1) BrE
<Entry>
  <Head>
    <HWD>checkroom</HWD>
    <HYPHENATION>check&cdot;room</HYPHENATION>
    <PronCodes><PRON>...</PRON></PronCodes>
    <POS>n</POS>
    <GRAM>C</GRAM>
  </Head>
  <Sense>    <LITTLEWORDS>AmE</LITTLEWORDS>
    <DEF>
      a place in a restaurant, theatre etc where 
      you can leave your coat, bags etc to be guarded; 
      <NonDV>
        <REFHWD>cloakroom</REFHWD> <REFSNUM>1</REFSNUM>
      </NonDV>
    </DEF>
    <EXAMPLE>BrE</EXAMPLE>
  </Sense>
</Entry>


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