noun
vestibule
VEH-stih-byool
noun
1
A small entrance hall or lobby leading into a larger room or building.
"Guests left their coats in the vestibule before entering the hall."
How to Use Vestibule
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small entryway or lobby just inside the main door of a building.
Common pairings
a marble vestibule
the church vestibule
Word Forms
vestibuled past tense, vestibules singular
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Etymology
From Latin vestibulum, "entrance court", combining vestire, "to clothe", with a suffix meaning "place".