Words / B1

KLOHKR-oom/ˈkləʊkruːm/

A cloakroom is a room where coats and bags are left; in some public places it is also a polite UK word for toilets. A changing room is for PE kit; a locker is an individual box. PE: phones stay out of the cloakroom; that is safeguarding, not a preference.

Meaning

A room where coats and bags are left; in some public places, also a polite word for toilets (UK).

Examples

• “Phones stay out of the PE cloakroom; that is a safeguarding rule, not a preference.”
• “A theatre cloakroom ticket is for coats; it is not a polite word for toilets in that building.”

Good to know

a cloakroom. Contrast: a changing room / a locker. Extra UK: toilets (polite). School / theatres. Countable rooms. Mix-up: a cloak is a long coat, rare as school uniform.

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