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booking hall

booking hall noun: synonym of ticket hall.

Noun

booking hall (plural booking halls)

  1. (UK) Synonym of ticket hall.
    • It has been little altered over the years save for the addition of a platform awning which rather obscures the arcaded entrance to the booking hall.1957 August, H. P. White, “The Tonbridge-Hastings Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 529
    • In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed...2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29
    Synonyms:
    ticket hall

Examples of booking hall in a sentence

  • In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station".2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
  • 'Halls' and 'offices' are more distinct, with some stations featuring a booking hall as well as a booking office.2024 March 6, Dr Joseph Brennan, “England's booking offices of distinction”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 56:

Synonyms of booking hall

Forms of booking hall

pluralbooking halls

Questions about booking hall

What does booking hall mean?
Booking hall means synonym of ticket hall.
How do you use booking hall in a sentence?
In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station".
What part of speech is booking hall?
Booking hall is a noun.
What is the plural of booking hall?
The plural of booking hall is booking halls.

Words near booking hall in the dictionary

  1. bookiness
  2. booking
  3. booking away
  4. booking class
  5. booking classes
  6. booking hall
  7. booking halls
  8. booking in
  9. booking into
  10. booking it
  11. booking lad

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