waiting area

collocation in English

meaningsofwaitandarea

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wait
noun[S]
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofwaitandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwaiting area

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A two-way mirror behind the reception desk allows a view of thewaitingarea, and reception desk, as additional security.
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These areas include the gym, health promotion rooms, the baby clinic andwaitingarea.
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This screen incorporates controlled doors for the ambulance drop-off into thewaitingarea.
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Providing refreshments in thewaitingarea.
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Wait in thewaitingareaat the airport.
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The problem is that voices within a consulting room are partially audible in an adjoining room or in thewaitingareaoutside.
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There are six beds in the casualty department, no recovery area, a very busy fracture clinic next door and a tinywaitingarea.
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A nicerwaitingareawas only considered important by just over half.
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There is no separate access to the building for magistrates, who have to retire from the bench through the publicwaitingarea.
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Even the children'swaitingarea—there is a separate children's unit—is being used for adults because of overcrowding.
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Smoking in local offices, including within the publicwaitingarea, is currently being reviewed by a joint working party with the trade unions.
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That £7,000 could have been used to purchase paint for the parents'waitingarea.
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Separate securewaitingareafor witnesses.
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The park is a popularwaitingareafor train riders.
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A single staircase from each platform goes down to awaitingarea/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station.
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Platform 1 contains an enclosedwaitingareawhile platform 2 contains a semi-enclosedwaitingareaand toilets.
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The 251,000 mwaitingareacan accommodate 10,000 passengers.
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The terminal is partially wheelchair accessible, has an enclosedwaitingarea, public restrooms, public pay phones, free short-term and long-term parking.
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These stations were more primitive, containing an outdoorwaitingareawith a fence and no automatic doors preventing access to the electrified guideway.
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Two staircases from each platform go down awaitingarea.
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