crush room

noun

A large room in a theater, opera house, or other public building, where the public may stand during the intermissions; a foyer or lobby.

“August 2, 1833, Thomas Babington Macaulay, letter to Hannah M. Macaulay Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush-room of the opera at night.”

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Meanings

nouncrush room (plural crush rooms)

plural crush rooms

  1. datedobsoleteA large room in a theater, opera house, or other public building, where the public may stand during the intermissions; a foyer or lobby.

    August 2, 1833, Thomas Babington Macaulay, letter to Hannah M. Macaulay Politics leave very little time for the bow window at White's in the day, or for the crush-room of the opera at night.

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APA

crush room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crush%20room

MLA

“crush room.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crush%20room. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crush room,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crush%20room.

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