: 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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Winding guitar and saloon-tinged piano further fuel the song’s barroom vibe, while Langley and Green’s country drawls, confidence and humor make for an ace pairing.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2024
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—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Ito is roughly the size of a typical steakhouse’s barroom, with a small fraction of a steakhouse’s employees.
—Brett Anderson, New York Times, 21 May 2024
The building was originally designed with 20 rooms upstairs with a barroom, card rooms and billiard tables on the first floor.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2024
The Grand Ole Opry member who conquered country then transcended it with TV star power is cultivating quite a barroom persona.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Ito is roughly the size of a typical steakhouse’s barroom, with a small fraction of a steakhouse’s employees.
—Brett Anderson, New York Times, 21 May 2024
The building was originally designed with 20 rooms upstairs with a barroom, card rooms and billiard tables on the first floor.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Barroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barroom. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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