vestibule
a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
Railroads. an enclosed space at the end of a passenger car, serving as a sheltered entrance to the car from another car or from outside the train.
Anatomy, Zoology. any of various cavities or hollows regarded as forming an approach or entrance to another cavity or space, as that of the internal ear.
to provide with a vestibule.
Origin of vestibule
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British Dictionary definitions for vestibule
/ (ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl) /
a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby
any small bodily cavity or space at the entrance to a passage or canal
Origin of vestibule
1Derived forms of vestibule
- vestibular (vɛˈstɪbjʊlə), adjective
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Scientific definitions for vestibule
[ vĕs′tə-byōōl′ ]
An oval cavity in the inner ear that together with the semicircular canals makes up the organ that maintains equilibrium in vertebrates.
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