recreation room

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Noun

recreation room (plural recreation rooms)

1. (US, Australia, Canada) A room used for a variety of purposes, such as parties, games and other everyday or casual use.
   • 1947 March and April, “L.M.S.R. Hostels for Trainmen”, in Railway Magazine, page 92, photo caption:

     The recreation room. One of the broadcast receivers which are provided at all L.M.S.R. trainmen's hostels is seen in the background.

Synonyms

• games room
• rec room
• ruckus room
• rumpus room

Translations

room used for a variety of purposes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 娛樂室／娱乐室 (yúlèshì)

• Finnish: pelihuone
• French: salle de jeux (fr)
• Italian: tavernetta (it) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: gillestuga (sv) c (rustic, usually in a basement), allrum (sv) n
• Tagalog: mulinsiglahan