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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ves•ti•bule /ˈvɛstəˌbyul/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturea passage, hall, or small chamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
- Rail Transportan enclosed entrance at the end of a railroad passenger car.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ves•ti•bule (ves′tə byo̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation n., v., -buled, -bul•ing. n. - Architecturea passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
- Rail Transportan enclosed space at the end of a passenger car, serving as a sheltered entrance to the car from another car or from outside the train.
- Anatomy, Zoologyany of various cavities or hollows regarded as forming an approach or entrance to another cavity or space, as that of the internal ear. See diag. under ear.
v.t. - to provide with a vestibule.
- Latin vestibulum forecourt, entrance
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vestibule /ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl/ n - a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby
- any small bodily cavity or space at the entrance to a passage or canal
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vestibulum |