lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
| \ ˈlənch-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Definition of lunchroom
1
: luncheonette
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
Examples of lunchroom in a Sentence
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Board of health chair Florence Miller announced 11 restaurants have received the Johnson Award, named for Oak Park’s first lunchroom, which operated in the 1890s at 124 Lake St. Award recipients were honored at the June 3 village board meeting. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "Oak Park honors restaurants for cleanliness, citizens for health initiatives," 11 June 2019 The temporary, at-will staff that would receive pay increases include custodial substitutes, playground supervisors, substitute teaching assistants and lunchroom workers. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "District 97 administrators seek pay increases for some non-union employees," 23 July 2019 In 2003, my son’s first grade class studied space and gathered in the lunchroom to watch the launch of The Columbia. — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al.com, "Apollo 11 stepping out in faith," 23 July 2019 His mother is a lunchroom kitchen aide at the Lee Road Elementary School in Hempstead. — New York Times, "Tracy Dong, Joseph DeSario," 20 May 2018 The conversation with an acquaintance outside the lunchroom doors. — Paige Cornwell, The Seattle Times, "They survived a school shooting as freshmen. Four years later, a diploma doesn’t erase the pain.," 10 June 2018 The annual Pen Pal Tea Party, where the unknown pals meet each other for the first time, was held in the school’s lunchroom a couple of weeks ago. — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, "Sunday Bulletin Board: There’s always something new to find in this ordinary old farmhouse," 16 June 2019 And the study found food waste, a troubling national problem in the lunchroom, remained relatively unchanged. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "Why is the USDA downplaying good news about this Obama-era school nutrition program?," 7 June 2019 The custodian locked the school doors and teachers herded students into the gymnasium and lunchroom, where adults stood guard at entrances. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, "ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network," 16 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunchroom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for lunchroom
lunchroom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lunchroom
US
: a large room in a school or business where people eat lunch
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lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
| \ ˈlənch-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Kids Definition of lunchroom
: a room (as in a school) where lunch may be eaten
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