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Vorraum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • antechamber noun A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
  • lobby noun An entrance hall or waiting area in a building.
  • porch noun A covered structure at the entrance of a building, sometimes with its own roof.
  • vestibule noun A small entrance hall or lobby leading into a larger room or building.

Senses

Vorraum is used for these senses in English:

  • antechamber A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
  • lobby An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
  • mudroom (North America) A room used as a barrier between indoors and outdoors.
  • porch (architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
  • vestibule (architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]

antechamber — full definition

  1. noun A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
  2. noun The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.

lobby — full definition

  1. noun An entrance hall or waiting area in a building.
  2. noun A group of people who try to influence lawmakers or public officials on a particular issue.
  3. verb To try to persuade a public official or decision-maker to support a particular cause.

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