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Definition chamber in British English

chamber noun

noun
/ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/
Example

the council chamber of Chiswick Town Hall

Example

a debating chamber

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apartment auditorium ballroom
1.1

an old word for a private room or a bedroom

Example

the master's chamber

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attic bedchamber bedroom
1.2

a room used for a particular purpose

Example

Tutankhamun's burial chamber

Example

a torture chamber

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airlock antechamber anteroom
1.3

the offices used by judges or barristers

Example

He works for a set of chambers dealing exclusively with IP law.

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bench bullpen chambers
2

one of the sections of a parliament. In many systems there is a lower chamber such as the British House of Commons and an upper chamber such as the British House of Lords.

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chamber constituency the Dail
3

an enclosed space, especially one inside a machine, a plant, or someone's body

Example

the chambers of the heart

3.1

the part of a gun where you put the bullets

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barrel bayonet bore
Definition chamber in British English