A name given to some reserved apartment in a ship, as
♦ The bread-room. In the aftermost part of the hold: properly lined to receive the bread, and keep it dry.
♦ The cook-room. (See galley.)
♦ The gun-room. On the after gun-deck of ships of the line, or steerage of frigates; devoted to the gun-room officers.
♦ Light-room. Attached to the magazine.
♦ Sail-rooms, devoted to the sails, are on the orlop deck, and are inclosed for the reception of the spare sails.
♦ Slop-room. Devoted to slop-clothing.
♦ Spirit-room. A secure space in the after-part of a ship's hold, for the stores of wine, brandy, &c.
♦ Steward's-room. The office devoted to the purser's steward of former times, now paymaster's steward, whence he issues most of the light provisions to the ship's company.
♦ Ward-room. A room over the gun-room in ships of the line, where the lieutenants and other principal officers sleep and mess. The term sea-room is applied when a ship obtains a good offing, is clear of the coast dangers, and is free to stand on a long course without nearing danger.
see roomer