war room
noun
1
: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained
2
: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)
Examples of war room in a Sentence
the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters
Recent Examples on the Web
The team had huddled in the war room once again, this time sipping white wine and bourbon from plastic cups.
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Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Teams league-wide will be calling each other at their draft war rooms, trying to maneuver around as the offseason heats up.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
According to the Gold Glover, Cashman proceeded to inform the Yankees’ war room that Rice was the first Big Green catcher the club had picked since Ausmus.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Listen to this article MIAMI — As the Boston Celtics prepared to close in on an NBA title Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks, the lights already were coming on in war rooms across the NBA.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Teams league-wide will be calling each other at their draft war rooms, trying to maneuver around as the offseason heats up.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
According to the Gold Glover, Cashman proceeded to inform the Yankees’ war room that Rice was the first Big Green catcher the club had picked since Ausmus.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Listen to this article MIAMI — As the Boston Celtics prepared to close in on an NBA title Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks, the lights already were coming on in war rooms across the NBA.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for war room
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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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