hall 
/ˈhɑ:l/ noun
plural halls /ˈhɑ:l/ noun [count] 1 : a usually long, narrow passage inside a building with doors that lead to rooms on the sides
▪ The bathroom is down the hall. ▪ Her office is at the end of the hall. 2 : the area inside the entrance of a building
▪ I'll meet you in the front hall. ▪ The front door opens onto a large hall. 3 a : a large room or building for meetings, entertainment, etc.
▪ We rented a hall for the wedding reception. ▪ a concert/dining/dance hall ▪ a lecture hall [=auditorium] — often used in proper names ▪ Carnegie Hall ▪ the Hampden County Hall of Justice — see also city hall, mess hall, music hall, town hall
b : a building where students live at a college or university : dormitory
▪ (US) a residence hall = (Brit) a hall of residence 4 Brit : a large, impressive house — used in proper names ▪ The family owned Locksley Hall for generations.
▪ The bathroom is down the hall. ▪ Her office is at the end of the hall.
▪ I'll meet you in the front hall. ▪ The front door opens onto a large hall.
▪ We rented a hall for the wedding reception. ▪ a concert/dining/dance hall ▪ a lecture hall [=auditorium] — often used in proper names ▪ Carnegie Hall ▪ the Hampden County Hall of Justice — see also city hall, mess hall, music hall, town hall
b : a building where students live at a college or university : dormitory
▪ (US) a residence hall = (Brit) a hall of residence
the halls of power — see 1power
— see also study hall
