1. a room where guns and other weapons are stored
2. a room on a warship where junior officers eat and socialize
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The castle’s gunroom contained dozens of antique rifles.
• He locked the hunting rifles in the gunroom for safety.
• The ship’s gunroom was where the midshipmen gathered for meals.
• Access to the gunroom was restricted to authorized personnel only.
• The naval officers retreated to the gunroom after their watch.
• She inherited her grandfather’s collection stored in the old gunroom.