vestibule
noun/ˈvestɪbjuːl/
/ˈvestɪbjuːl/
- (formal) an entrance hall of a large building, for example where hats and coats can be left
- The flooring of the church vestibule is made of Italian marble.
- (specialist) a space at the end of a coach on a train that connects it with the next coachTopics Transport by bus and trainc2
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the space in front of the main entrance of a classical Roman or Greek building): from French, or from Latin vestibulum ‘entrance court’.
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