classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

room where learning takes place

Synonyms

STRONG

hall homeroom lecture room school room study hall

WEAK

auditorium lab library study theater workshop

Example Sentences

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To get to and from his classroom, Elroy jets through a series of air tubes called the “school homing network.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But as the machines possess neither of those qualities, it’s unlikely they would be able to impart them in a classroom.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

One thing which underlines the power of the manifesto pledge is that an extra line in this section promised to "allow teachers more time out of the classroom to prepare lessons and improve their skills".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

She has been sleeping on a mattress on a classroom floor for months after fleeing her now destroyed border village after the previous hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah erupted.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

To the right of that was a classroom with only ten desks and a floor-to-ceiling projection screen on the wall.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin