cocktail lounge

noun

: a public room (as in a hotel, club, or restaurant) where cocktails and other drinks are served

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Of the bars, the Skyview Lounge offers the best views and high-end mixology, Gilt for small plates surrounded by art-deco elegance, but my favourite by far was the UMA outdoor cocktail lounge at golden hour, while the sunset glitters off the sea and the glass high rises in the distance. —

Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024 The Los Angeles cocktail lounge and restaurant is set to close at the end of December, the reality-TV personalities revealed in separate Instagram posts on Monday. —

Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 Vintage on Race will be a gameday destination, a cocktail lounge and a retro sports bar all wrapped in one. —

Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2024 At the bow of the ship, more than a dozen guests sat in a cocktail lounge faced toward the water. —

Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cocktail lounge

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of cocktail lounge was in 1934

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“Cocktail lounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20lounge. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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