foyer

1 a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission Synonyms hall, lobby Related Words entranceway, entry, entryway, hallway, vestibule; concourse, corridor, gallery, passageway; antechamber, anteroom, chamber, waiting room

2 the entrance room of a building leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house Synonyms entranceway, entry, entryway, hall, hallway, lobby, vestibuleRelated Words antechamber, anteroom, lounge, waiting room; door, doorway, entrance, portal, threshold