escape room

noun

A room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape.

Meanings

nounescape room (plural escape rooms)

plural escape rooms

  1. A room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape.

    Synonyms: mystery room

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape.

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Translations

Bulgarian стая за бягство
  • стая за бягство (staja za bjagstvo)room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Chinese Mandarin 逃生室
  • 逃生室 (táoshēngshì)room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Dutch escaperoom
  • escaperoomroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Finnish pakohuone
  • pakohuoneroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
French jeu d'évasion
  • jeu d'évasionroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Hungarian szabadulószoba
  • szabadulószobaroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Polish escape room
  • escape roomroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Spanish escape room
  • escape roomroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Turkish kaçış odası
  • kaçış odasıroom containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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