lobby

1 a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner Synonyms hall, foyerRelated Words entranceway, entry, entryway, hallway, vestibule; concourse, corridor, gallery, passageway; antechamber, anteroom, chamber, waiting room

2 the entrance room of a building the ticket booth is located in the theater's outer lobby Synonyms entranceway, entry, entryway, foyer, hallway, hall, vestibuleRelated Words antechamber, anteroom, lounge, waiting room; door, doorway, entrance, portal, threshold