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View usage for: (vestɪbjuːl) Word forms: plural vestibulescountable nounA vestibule is an enclosed area between the outside door of a building and the inside door. [formal]Synonyms: hall, lobby, foyer, porch More Synonyms of vestibule vestibule in British English (ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl) noun1. a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby 2. any small bodily cavity or space at the entrance to a passage or canal Derived forms vestibular (vɛˈstɪbjʊlə) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin vestibulumvestibule in American English (ˈvɛstəˌbjul) noun1. a small entrance hall or room, either to a building or to a larger room 2. US the enclosed passage between passenger cars of a train, with doors for entrance or exit 3. Anatomy and Zoology any cavity or space serving as an entrance to another cavity or space the vestibule of the inner ear leads into the cochlea Derived forms vestibular (vesˈtibular) (vɛsˈtɪbjələr) adjective Word origin Fr < L vestibulum, entrance hall Examples of 'vestibule' in a sentencevestibule Definition a small entrance hall A tiled vestibule leads to an impressive staircase. Additional synonymsDefinition a small room leading into a larger room, often used as a waiting room I was waiting in the anteroom of a radio studio. Synonyms outer room, lobby, foyer, waiting room, reception room, vestibule, antechamber Definition an entrance hall in a hotel, theatre, or cinema I went and waited in the foyer. Synonyms entrance hall, lobby, reception area, vestibule, anteroom, antechamber Definition a room or corridor used as an entrance hall or vestibule I met her in the lobby of the museum. Synonyms corridor, hall, passage, entrance, porch, hallway, foyer, passageway, entrance hall, vestibule- vest
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Additional synonymsDefinition a covered approach to the entrance of a building She stood framed in the doorway of the porch. Synonyms vestibule, hall, entry, lobby, entrance, foyer, portal (literary), entrance hall, portico |