: a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : bar entry 1 sense 5b
a barroom brawl
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a barroom long popular with working folks looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day
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Highlights included a barroom scene where two men bond over their chaotic girlfriends, and a comedic bit in which the rapper heroically steps in as an air traffic controller.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 May 2025
In one corner, a dark, narrow stairway — a black tube — leads up to a barroom with a sloping ceiling that is less than five feet high on the sides.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
That barroom style played right into the music surrounding Betty Boop.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
The former Aliso Viejo High School student, now an Irvine resident, became a prominent Southern California restaurateur after earning her stripes in the barroom trenches.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 May 2025
In one corner, a dark, narrow stairway — a black tube — leads up to a barroom with a sloping ceiling that is less than five feet high on the sides.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
That barroom style played right into the music surrounding Betty Boop.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
The former Aliso Viejo High School student, now an Irvine resident, became a prominent Southern California restaurateur after earning her stripes in the barroom trenches.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barroom
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“Barroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barroom. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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barroom
noun
bar·room
ˈbär-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a place of business for the sale of alcoholic drinks
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