vestibule
A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the…A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
» You can pass from one train car to another through the vestibule.
Meaning
7 sensesA small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
Near-synonym: foyer
A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
A large entrance hall in a temple or palace.
a large entrance or reception room or area
An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
та́мбурtámbur
Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.
any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.
The central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains.
The part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice.
The part of the mouth outside the teeth and gums.
Examples
3 sentencesYou can pass from one train car to another through the vestibule.
The dining room is directly adjacent to the vestibule — or, should I rather say, only three steps from where you are now?
The external genitalia include the labia majora, mons pubis, labia minora, clitoris, and glands within the vestibule.
Translations
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Origin
Early 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulEarly 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulum (“forecourt, entrance court; entrance”), from vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). Doublet of vestibulum.
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Forms
plural: vestibules| Singular | vestibule |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a large entrance or reception room or area:anteroomantechamberentrance hallhallfoyerlobby