chamber

//ˈtʃeɪmbər//
B2Frequency Level 8Formal
Visual representation of chamber

Noun

chamberSingular
chambersPlural
1

A large room used for formal or public events, especially in a palace or official building.

The king received his guests in the grand chamber.

2

A private room, especially a bedroom.

The queen retired to her private chamber.

3

A hall used by a legislative or judicial body for meetings.

The senators gathered in the chamber to debate the new law.

4

An enclosed space or cavity within a structure, organism, or device.

The heart has four chambers that pump blood through the body.

5

The part of a gun that holds the cartridge before firing.

He loaded a bullet into the chamber of his rifle.

Verb

1

To place or confine in or as if in a chamber.

The ancient artifact was chambered in a secure vault.