escape room
noun
plural escape rooms
: a game in which participants confined to a room or other enclosed setting (such as a prison cell) are given a set amount of time to find a way to escape (as by discovering hidden clues and solving a series of riddles or puzzles)
Escape rooms are a game where a group of friends or co-workers get locked into a space to play some puzzles, so they can all win the reward of leaving the room slightly early.—
Nick Douglas
Nick DouglasOne of the most interesting fusions of digital culture with an older form—in this case, theater—is the escape room, which locks people behind a closed door and asks them to find a way out.—Chris Suellentrop
Chris Suellentrop
also
: a place or business where this game is played
This is The Lock Boxx, a new mobile escape room based out of San Luis Obispo County. Customers are "locked" inside the trailer until they can solve the appropriate puzzles and break free. —Jarod Urrutia
Jarod Urrutia Examples of escape room in a Sentence
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But there’s lots of fun beyond the pools and slides at the resort, like an arcade, ropes course, escape room, miles of outdoor hiking trails, and even goat yoga.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Taylor Russell and Logan Miller lead a group of people who end up having to survive a series of increasingly dangerous escape rooms.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
As its name states, The Sweet Escape Room & Sweet Axe Throwing offers axe throwing and escape rooms.
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
There are even two escape rooms (that do cost an additional point).
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2023
Escape The Kitchen — Amateur chefs are trapped in an escape room kitchen and must solve cryptic puzzles to unlock each step of the recipe.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Scott also documented the special day in a sweet Instagram Reel on April 29 in which the pair are seen posing in the escape room, snapping a selfie at the antique store and sharing a meal together.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Eubanks is seen hoisting another prop from the escape room and Mitchell poses for the group photo with a fake sword.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
For the past five years Los Angeles’ Hatch Escapes has been rethinking the escape room ground rules.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Taylor Russell and Logan Miller lead a group of people who end up having to survive a series of increasingly dangerous escape rooms.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
As its name states, The Sweet Escape Room & Sweet Axe Throwing offers axe throwing and escape rooms.
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
There are even two escape rooms (that do cost an additional point).
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2023
Escape The Kitchen — Amateur chefs are trapped in an escape room kitchen and must solve cryptic puzzles to unlock each step of the recipe.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Scott also documented the special day in a sweet Instagram Reel on April 29 in which the pair are seen posing in the escape room, snapping a selfie at the antique store and sharing a meal together.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Eubanks is seen hoisting another prop from the escape room and Mitchell poses for the group photo with a fake sword.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
For the past five years Los Angeles’ Hatch Escapes has been rethinking the escape room ground rules.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Escape room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20room. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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