单词 | information room |
释义 | > as lemmasinformation room information room n. a room provided as a place where information may be gathered and shared; spec. (in the United Kingdom) in a police headquarters (see quot. 1958). ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > police office or station > part of police station charge room1853 interview room1889 squad room1946 grill room1958 information room1958 1874 Friends' Q. Examiner 8 573 My memory also records the Mechanics' Institute, the information-room, and sundry other comforts which the Darlington Committee had bethought themselves of for our behest. 1913 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 14 May 11/1 The appointment of a clerk to be designated ‘Information Deputy’, who shall have an ‘information room’. 1958 A. Garfitt Bk. for Police I. iii. 77 An Information Room is established at some [police] headquarters and is the centre through which information, particularly as to crime and suspected crime, can be disseminated by wireless, teleprinter or telephone. 2006 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 12 Dec. 6 Parents have their own information room, where they can chat to staff about different aspects of care. < as lemmas |
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