ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room used for dances

Examples of ballroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its ballroom hosted big acts like Glenn Miller and Hot Rize, and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower honeymooned in a nearby cabin. Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 6 June 2024 But this time, when the party’s chair, a wealthy donor and former U.S. ambassador named Ron Weiser, took the stage, the cavernous ballroom filled with boos and jeers. Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024 The development, now under construction, will offer 1,600 hotel rooms, four ballrooms, three levels of meeting spaces, and will be the tallest structure in the city. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024 Using some of the hotel's historic ballrooms as stunning backdrops, the Fairmont Copley Plaza and shelter worked together, along with photographer Jen Hillenga of @thewaysofthedog, to capture stunning new portraits of many of the ARL's adoptable animals. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for ballroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ballroom was in 1719

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“Ballroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballroom. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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ballroom

noun
ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room for dances

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