0 the area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment, or other building that leads to other rooms and usually to the stairs: --
1 a building or large room used for events involving a lot of people: --
2 a college or university building where students live: --
3 a passage in a building, or the area just inside the main entrance of a building: --
Her office is just down the hall.
4 a building or large room used for events involving a lot of people: --
He will live "in hall" and have his own room but must share a bathroom.
Accommodation in halls is allocated according to criteria that includes year of study, age and geographical distance from the university.
Security in residence halls is tight. Most dormitories are kept locked day and night.
An example of someone using English might be a Spanish Erasmus student chatting with Austrian friends in a student hall in Vienna.
His decision to stay at home is unsurprising when the cost of student halls in London is considered.
The children funnelled along the corridor into the school hall.
The presentation of prizes and certificates will take place in the main hall.