vestibulenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈves.tɪ.bjuːl/us/ˈves.tə.bjuːl/formal a small room just inside the outer door of a public building where you can leave your coat, etc.:
I'll wait for you in the vestibule.
US a small closed area on the front of a house
Synonym
porch
specialized medical an empty space in the body that is an entrance to a passage or another space:
the nasal vestibule
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Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- en suite
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- front room
- gymnasium
- parlour
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- snug
- vault
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Parts of buildings: passages & entrance areas
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