Meanings
nounwaiting area (plural waiting areas)
plural waiting areas
- waiting room
The operation took all night. Frank paced up and down the waiting area, unable to sleep.
2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
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waiting area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20area
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