dining hallnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ ˌhɔːl/us/ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ ˌhɑːl/a large room in a school or other building, where many people can eat at the same time
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Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- front room
- garret
- gymnasium
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- rumpus room
- snug
- vault
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Examples from literature
- The trains had no dining cars, so passengers ate in the Cascade Station dining hall with the workers.
- After an early dinner the dining hall was cleared for our entertainment.
- After the ceremony we adjourned to the dining hall.
- That night, in the crowded dining hall, the ovation for me was tremendous.
- The dining hall takes up most of the ground floor of Warren Hall.
- The dining hall was decorated with evergreens, flags and wild flowers.