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# lunchroom

noun (a lunchroom, lunchrooms)

«lunchroom» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A lunchroom is a room in a school or workplace where people eat lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#x1)
- The lunchroom gets very noisy at twelve o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#x2)
- Please put your tray back in the lunchroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#x3)
- Mrs Jones is the lunchroom monitor today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#x4)
- The workers have a small lunchroom with a fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#x5)
- No running in the lunchroom! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lunchroom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lunchroom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lunchroom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunchroom.html) on Mova free.