Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for chamber. Search instead for fachamtes.
Definitions

chamber

[cheym-ber] / ˈtʃeɪm bər /


NOUN
legislative body
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

LACO’s first nine seasons included a Monday night series when the theater, originally meant to be a chamber music hall, was otherwise dark.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Several House members nevertheless expressed reservations about the bill, suggesting that passage in the lower chamber could be more difficult than in the Senate.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

The KIT system creates the required pressure inside the combustion chamber instead.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

“People are relieved that most are gone, but they still want more security to overcome their fear,” Arantxa Campos, the head of the local chamber of commerce, told Spanish television.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

It was only a matter of time before the molten corium would eat through the reactor vessel and fall to the floor of the concrete containment chamber.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

But during a search of his vehicle, investigators said, they recovered a revolver and additional ammunition, as well as speed loaders, which allow multiple chambers of a gun to be loaded at once.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Earlier experiments could continue for only fractions of a second because longer operation would cause the combustion chambers to melt.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Already set to retire at the end of the year, it’s becoming clear that McConnell is never coming back to the Senate chambers.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

A parliamentary committee will review the urgency of the measure, which will then be examined by both deputies and senators and will only be thrown out if rejected by both chambers.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

But he said nothing more, and her chambers turned silent.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The complex family tree of a Neolithic clan buried in a chambered tomb called Hazleton North shows the promise of DNA to reveal ancient relationships.

From Science Magazine Oct. 4, 2023

Other sites from the same period in history are close by, and include a stone circle at Torbreck and chambered cairn at Culduthel in Inverness.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2023

Maybe some drawings — especially the chambered spaces of domestic interiors, which can be quite complex — are more sophisticated than others in the subtlety of execution, suggesting skill developed over time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

The strike of the hammer on the chambered shell needs a specific amount of force to detonate the primer.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2023

He’ll stand in front of the TV on one foot with his knee chambered just like van Damme.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Inspired by a hybrid of several technologies — pneumatics, mechanical springs and hydraulics — the semi-automatic rifle produces almost no recoil by transferring that energy into expelling shells and chambering the next rounds.

From Washington Times Jan. 19, 2023

Finally, Benellis are fast, spitting out empties and chambering fresh rounds more quickly than any other auto.

From Time Magazine Archive

The standard chambering for the Triple Lock was the .44 Special, although it was also offered in .38/40 and .45 Long Colt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each was armed with one of the new 44-40 Winchesters, just out, and with a brace of Colt's revolvers, chambering the same-sized cartridge as the rifle.

From Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life by Stewart Edward White

Let not greediness and chambering overtake me, And give me not over to a shameless mind.

From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Richard Green Moulton




Vocabulary lists containing chamber


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training