WAITING AREA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does waiting area mean? 

• WAITING AREA (noun)
  The noun WAITING AREA has 1 sense:

1. a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

  Familiarity information: WAITING AREA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAITING AREA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lounge; waiting area; waiting room

Hypernyms ("waiting area" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waiting area"):

cloakroom (a private lounge off of a legislative chamber)

departure lounge (lounge where passengers can await departure)