STATEROOM

stateroom

(noun) a guest cabin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stateroom (plural staterooms)

An apartment in a palace or great house for use on ceremonial occasions.

A superior cabin for a ship's officer or captain.

(US) A private cabin in a ship or train.

Anagrams

• amorettos, roostmate

Source: Wiktionary


State"room`, n.

1. A magnificent room in a place or great house.

2. A small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat similar apartment in a railway sleeping car.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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