refreshment room

noun

Definitions

  1. A room that was once common at larger railway stations in Britain and the British…

    A room that was once common at larger railway stations in Britain and the British Commonwealth for the purpose of serving food and drink to travellers.

    • While we were waiting, Eugène suggested a drink in the refreshment room; I assumed this would be more wine, but Eugène marched in and demanded two Cognacs.
    • There were no waiting rooms. [...] But there were licensed refreshment rooms, provided by those pioneers of station dining Messrs Spiers and Pond.

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