Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large room for dancing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A room expressly designed for balls or dancing parties, or a room in which such entertainments are given.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A room for balls or dancing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
room used fordancing andbanquets . - noun A type of
elegant dance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large room used mainly for dancing
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Examples
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The NYT pic of the ballroom is absolutely fairy tale.
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The main ballroom, which is huge, is split between tradeshow area, where the booths are setup, and the audience and stage area.
Working in Orlando drewan 2006
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Anniversary Waltz," a silver-haired man next to me said, "Now that's what I call ballroom dancing.
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They rented out the main ballroom at the Portland Golf Club, and the setting was pretty fancy. needless to say, my Good Ol 'Boy Self felt a little out of place, but that's OK.
Celebrations...Some Boring, Some Fun had_to_be_there 2010
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When he says he'll wear his nutmeg-coloured shorts, open-toed sandals and a cotton-weave t-shirt inside the main ballroom, he does it.
Things I learned this week Tyler 2009
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The ballroom is empty, save for tables set with tiny bowls of grandma candy and a DJ cranking the pleading song "Tell Me Something Good."
Election 2010: A walk on the mild side of victory (or defeat) parties Dan Zak 2010
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Aside from the academics, the school offers courses in ballroom dance, creative writing and golf.
Playing for Keeps 2010
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Aside from the academics, the school offers courses in ballroom dance, creative writing and golf.
Chess, as a Survival Skill Stephanie Banchero 2010
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And so all the ladies arrived in ballroom gowns, dressed to the nines (except for Melissa, who was fetchingly dressed in a suit complete with rogueish hat), and most of the men arrived in dashing suits, and the prom experience was complete.
Prom Report 2006
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â⠂ ¬Å Half of the ballroom is ruined, â⠂ ¬Â?
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