weight room

noun

: a room containing equipment for weight training

Examples of weight room in a Sentence

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Mailata told the story of Bernard in the weight room repping bent-over trap-bar rows at 315 pounds. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The Warriors don’t need a teenager who needs a map to find the weight room — some long-term project who turns tantalization into annoyance — just add time. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 While Boone didn’t have much new to say about Judge on Wednesday afternoon, the right fielder did work in the weight room and received treatment. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026 Pumped and sweaty, Jesse Ackerman trains in solitude during UF’s semester break, putting the team’s new weight room through its paces. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for weight room

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weight room was in 1973

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“Weight room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20room. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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