Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gunroom \Gun"room`\ (g[u^]n"r[=oo]m`), n. (Naut.)
An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship
of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
officers, except the captain; -- called wardroom in the
United States navy.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wardroom \Ward"room`\, n.
1. (Naut.) A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
officers of a war vessel. See Gunroom. --Totten.
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2. A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings,
political caucuses, elections, etc. [U. S.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wardroom
n 1: military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of
a warship (except the captain)