vestibule

noun

ves·ti·bule | \ ˈves-tə-ˌbyül

Definition of vestibule

1a : a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby

b : an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car

2 : any of various bodily cavities especially when serving as or resembling an entrance to some other cavity or space: such as

a : the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (such as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains

b : the part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice

c : the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra

d : the part of the mouth cavity outside the teeth and gums

3 : a course that offers access (as to something new)

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Examples of vestibule in a Sentence

please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Avondale also is taking an additional step by installing equipment to run Raptor, a visitor management software system in the vestibules. — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, "School security cameras add facial recognition software," 12 Aug. 2019 Visitors meant to impress would be greeted by staff in a round vestibule. — oregonlive, "Pittock Mansion is giving away VIP tickets to see ‘Downton Abbey’ movie," 4 Sep. 2019 Food appears in a proper wooden vestibule that looks like a bank teller window without the plexiglass; pick it up yourself and tote it to your table. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "When you’re in Cantina La Mexicana, Union Square is the same as it ever was," 25 June 2019 Mary Kelley, co-owner of 23rd Street Jewelers — where Larry wrestles in the security vestibule with Richard over who gets to buy a bracelet — agrees with that assessment. — Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, "Want to experience Larry David’s Los Angeles? There’s a tour for that," 10 Sep. 2019 Those steps include vestibule retrofits that force visitors to sign in at a school’s main office rather than proceeding directly into corridors filled with students. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: A small town in the heartland redesigned its school to prevent shootings. But architecture can’t ensure kids’ safety.," 6 Sep. 2019 Within the vestibule there are the usual takeout menus and free newspapers scattered on the tiled floor, and someone has once again covered the buzzer panel with stickers advertising a locksmith. — Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, "To Do," 26 Aug. 2019 All campuses now have secured visitor entries, security cameras and vestibules. — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, "Bond funds help Humble ISD police department launch new safety initiatives this year," 17 Aug. 2019 The First Responders 9/11 Memorial can be viewed in the Brook Park City Hall vestibule. — Beth Mlady, cleveland.com, "Eagle Scout project results in poignant First Responders 9/11 Memorial for Brook Park," 18 July 2019

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