vestibule
noun
a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
vestibules
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pluralof vestibule.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then White went to her old neighborhood in Southeast, sleeping in building vestibules.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2022
Some schools had security vestibules at their entrances and buzz-in systems to get inside from the outdoors.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
In fact, Ruthroff says, vestibules first became popular architectural features during the Spanish flu pandemic a century ago.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
U.S. embassy spokesman Joseph Kruzich told the Economic Times that the embassy had employed measures, including supplementary air filtration and construction of vestibules, to provide clean air in workspaces.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2016
On the street, in vestibules as well as house parties, they are spectacular, moving like taut silk or loose metal.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
