Hall | |
1. n. (rail transport) Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on the GWR. | |
2. n. surname | |
3. n. A corridor; a hallway. | |
The drinking fountain was out in the hall. | |
4. n. A meeting room. | |
The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention. | |
5. n. A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion). | |
The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea. | |
6. n. A building providing student accommodation at a university. | |
The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle. | |
7. n. The principal room of a secular medieval building. | |
8. n. (obsolete) Cleared passageway through a crowd, as for dancing. | |
9. n. (India) A living room. | |