clockroom

clockroom

English

Etymology

clock +‎ room

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɒkɹʊm/, /ˈklɒkɹuːm/

Noun

clockroom (plural clockrooms)

1. A room containing a clock or clocks, for example in a clock tower.
   • 2003, Luigia Binda, ‎Robert C. de Vekey, PRO 26: International RILEM Workshop on On Site Control and Evaluation of Masonry Structures and Materials (page 221)

     A radar test was carried out in the clockroom to study the state of preservation of the masonry as well as to verify if the construction technique was the same used for the external walls.

   • 2022, Ward L. Goodrich, The Modern Clock

     The pendulum […] is […] supported by the clock frame itself, instead of being hung on a wall, since the intention is to set the clock in the center of the clockroom, and also because the weight, forty pounds, is not too much for the clock frame to carry.