checkroom

1.名詞C1

釋義

an attended room or counter at a public venue where staff hold visitors' jackets, bags, or parcels and return them later

例句

Christopher handed his backpack to the checkroom clerk before the concert.

hand + item + to the checkroom clerk

At the museum checkroom, Tamar received a numbered tag for her suitcase.

numbered tag for later retrieval

同義詞

coatroom
close American equivalent, often focused more on coats and umbrellas
cloakroom
standard British term for the same service; in American English it can also mean a public toilet
left-luggage office
used especially at stations for larger bags, often for longer than a short visit

leave + something + at the checkroom

pick + something + up from the checkroom

Common in North American English. The service may be a full room or just a staffed counter, and it often handles bags or parcels as well as coats.

❌I changed my clothes in the checkroom.

✅I changed my clothes in the changing room.

💡a checkroom is for leaving things, not for getting dressed.

❌We stored the boxes in the checkroom all winter.

✅We stored the boxes in the storeroom all winter.

💡a checkroom is for short-term use in a public place, not long-term storage.

checkroom — noun