Definition of Ballroom

1. Noun. Large room used mainly for dancing.

Exact synonyms: Dance Hall, Dance Palace
Specialized synonyms: Disco, Discotheque
Generic synonyms: Room

Definition of Ballroom

1. n. A room for balls or dancing.

Definition of Ballroom

1. Noun. A large room used for dancing. ¹

2. Noun. A type of elegant dance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ballroom

1. a large room for dancing [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballroom

ballpark estimates
ballpark figure
ballpark figures
ballpark frank
ballparked
ballparking
ballparks
ballpen
ballplayer
ballplayers
ballpoint
ballpoint pen
ballpoint pens
ballpoints
ballproof
ballroom (current term)
ballroom dance
ballroom dancing
ballroom music
ballrooms

Literary usage of Ballroom

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Story of the Exposition: Being the Official History of the International by Frank Morton Todd (1921)
"Chairman Henry P. Bowie and the rest of the County Commission, with the Supervisors of the County, led the delegation of citizens to the ballroom of the ..."

2. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington (1854)
"... Henry French Barrington—Exhibited in the ballroom—The Coil Club formed—The Sheriff quits the Country, and never returns—Gillespie goes to India: killed ..."

3. An Artillery Officer in the Mexican War, 1846-7: Letters of Robert Anderson by Robert Anderson, Eba Anderson Lawton (1911)
"... their fixed bayonets; they are even on the ballroom floor. And this is necessary to keep our free and independent citizens in order! ..."

4. An Uncensored Diary from the Central Empires by Ernesta Drinker Bullitt (1917)
"The ballroom is bulging with stenographers. Never did the world see its few remaining diplomats so overworked. Instead of coming down and reading the papers ..."

5. Rulers of the World at Home: How They Look and how They Live by Gilson Willets (1899)
"The ballroom alone is disappointing. Well proportioned and richly finished as it is, it has no lobbies or side spaces to relieve the crush of dancers on the ..."

6. The Stubbornness of Geraldine: A Play in Four Acts by Clyde Fitch (1906)
"The musicians are screened by bay trees and palms. The moonlight is seen through the roof. The entrance from the ballroom is Right. ..."

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