wardroom

3 definitions found

wardroom - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gunroom \Gun"room`\ (g[u^]n"r[=oo]m`), n. (Naut.)
     An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship
     of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
     officers, except the captain; -- called wardroom in the
     United States navy.
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  Wardroom \Ward"room`\, n.
     1. (Naut.) A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
        officers of a war vessel. See Gunroom. --Totten.
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     2. A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings,
        political caucuses, elections, etc. [U. S.]
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wardroom - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wardroom
      n 1: military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of
           a warship (except the captain)