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ready room

read·y room
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [red-ee room, roo m]
    • /ˈrɛd i rum, rʊm/
    • /ˈredi ruːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red-ee room, roo m]
    • /ˈrɛd i rum, rʊm/

Definitions of ready room words

  • noun ready room a room in which members of an aircrew await their orders for takeoff. 1
  • noun ready room a room where aircraft crews gather for briefing before flights 0

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Origin of ready room

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Ready room

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ready room popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ready room usage trend in Literature

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