dance hall

A form of dancehall — A public hall for dancing.

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ballroomdance palace

Meanings

noundance hall (countable and uncountable, plural dance halls)

plural dance halls

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of dancehall.

    Cheap evening trips at a uniform fare after 6 p.m. are a feature of the northern line facilities, and include tickets to one resort which combine travel and admission to a dance hall.

    1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 659

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge room used mainly for dancing

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ballroomdance palace
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Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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