vestibule

CEFRC1

/ˈvɛ.stɪ.bjuːl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small entrance area inside a building.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.

Examples

  • You can pass from one train car to another through the vestibule.

  • Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was thrown open, and she ran into the room.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A large entrance hall in a temple or palace.

  2. An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.

  3. Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.

More examples

In context

  • The purpose of the vestibule, at least in western Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to deaden the noise outside.

  • The exit side of the front vestibule contains a sliding door.

  • The Vestibule (vestibulum nasi). — The paired vestibule may be considered an antechamber to the nasal fossa.

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Origin

noun

Early 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulum (“forecourt, entrance court; entrance”), from vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). Doublet of vestibulum.