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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Others rise from the open-air vestibules of the suites.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Some schools had security vestibules at their entrances and buzz-in systems to get inside from the outdoors.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
That increased functionality starts right at the front door: The pandemic led to a resurgence in the popularity of foyers and vestibules at the main entryway.
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
Despite Pullman’s vestibules ice as fine as dust settled between coaches and filled Burnham’s train with the tang of deep winter.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
