propylaeum
noun
pro·py·lae·um ˌprä-pə-ˈlē-əm 
ˌprō-
plural propylaea ˌprä-pə-ˈlē-ə
ˌprō-
: a vestibule or entrance of architectural importance before a building or enclosure —often used in plural
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek propylaion, from pro- before + pylē gate — more at pro-
First Known Use
1637, in the meaning defined above
- intrigued
- intriguer
- beach heather
- beach hopper
- beach morning glory
- beach mouse
- beach pea
- beach pine
- beach plover
- beach plum
- beach pool
- beach ridge
- beach robin
- beach rose
- beach seine
- beach strawberry
- beach tan
- beach towel
- beach umbrella
- beach volleyball
- beach wagon
- beach wormwood
- Beach-la-mar
- beach-sap
- beachboy