lunchroom

Everyday

A lunchroom is a room in a school or workplace where people eat lunch. tree →

In the lessons

Mainly American and Canadian; British schools more often say "dinner hall", "canteen" or "dining hall", and Australian schools often eat outside. Rules in the lunchroom: wash hands, line up, clean up your tray. Phrases: "lunchroom monitor", "eat in the lunchroom".

Examples

• We eat our sandwiches in the lunchroom. tree →
• The lunchroom gets very noisy at twelve o'clock. tree →
• Please put your tray back in the lunchroom. tree →
• Mrs Jones is the lunchroom monitor today. tree →
• The workers have a small lunchroom with a fridge. tree →
• No running in the lunchroom! tree →

Note

Countable, one word: lunchroom. Similar words: cafeteria, canteen, dining hall.