Wardroom

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gunroom \Gun"room`\ (g[u^]n"r[=oo]m`), n. (Naut.)
     An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship
     of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
     officers, except the captain; -- called {wardroom} in the
     United States navy.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wardroom \Ward"room`\, n.
     1. (Naut.) A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
        officers of a war vessel. See {Gunroom}. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings,
        political caucuses, elections, etc. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wardroom
       n : military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of
           a warship (except the captain)