waiting room

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A room, as in a railroad station or physician's office, for the use of people waiting.

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• noun a room in some public place for people to wait

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• noun a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait