Definitions for vestibuleˈvɛs təˌbyul
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ves•ti•buleˈvɛs təˌbyul(n.; v.)-buled, -bul•ing.
(n.)a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
Category: Architecture
an enclosed entrance at the end of a railroad passenger car.
Category: Railroads
any hollow part in the body serving as an approach to another hollow part, esp. the front part of the inner ear leading to the cochlea.
Category: Anatomy
(v.t.)to provide with a vestibule.
Origin of vestibule:
1615–25; < L vestibulum forecourt, entrance
ves•tib•u•larvɛˈstɪb yə lər(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule(noun)
a large entrance or reception room or area
vestibule(noun)
any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
Wiktionary
vestibule(Noun)
A passage, hall or room, such as a lobby, between the outer door and the interior of a building.
vestibule(Noun)
An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
vestibule(Noun)
Any of a number of body cavities, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space.
Webster Dictionary
Vestibule(noun)
the porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall
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