vestibule

vestibule Definition

ves·ti·bule (ves′tə byo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

a small entrance hall or room, either to a building or to a larger room
☆ the enclosed passage between passenger cars of a train, with doors for entrance or exit
Anat., Zool. any cavity or space serving as an entrance to another cavity or space the vestibule of the inner ear leads into the cochlea

Etymology: Fr < L vestibulum, entrance hall

vestibule Related Forms

ves·tib′u·lar (ves tib′yə lər) adjective

vestibule Synonyms

vestibule Usage Examples

Preposition: of

church: The present church bell is not the original, but the bell in the vestibule of the church has an interesting history.

Converse of object

comprise: Comprising a beautiful entrance vestibule, leading to the hallway which splits in two levels.
enter: The bather first entered a vestibule, where he could leave his clothes in a niche or locker.
have: The west bay has entrance vestibule with upper gallery, further five bays to the nave, wide, with a flat paneled ceiling.

Adjective modifier

large: Accommodation The main entrance from Queen Street gives access to the large vestibule, which leads to the spacious, fully carpeted outer hall.
rear: The first CDL control unit was fitted into the ceiling void above the rear vestibule of motor-coach 60019 on 18 June 2005.
new: A ceramic mosaic of special design covered the floor of the new vestibule and the entrance was an ornate display of early English Architecture.
west: It felt like a piece of theater as we watched from the west vestibule.
small: The small entrance vestibule has become a repository for many memorials.
first: On days on which it is in use, members come through the tower entrance and by wide staircases ascend to the first vestibule.

Modifies a noun

door: Kate wandered blindly back to pick up the post and close the vestibule door.
area: The carriages have been designed with larger vestibule areas beside the doors.
entrance: Andy Cooper continued to work on the completion of the vestibule entrance to the North end of Carriage 21.
panel: Mk 2b designs were introduced in 1968 and their vestibule end panels and gangway doors were of orange-red glass fiber.
ceiling: These now await a trial fit, the tongue & groove boarding for the vestibule ceiling has been cut.

Noun used with modifier

entrance: The west bay has entrance vestibule with upper gallery, further five bays to the nave, wide, with a flat paneled ceiling.
end: To be rebuilt as an end vestibule corridor composite.
glass: Smart glass vestibule featuring logo on wall and etched in glass.
ground-floor: Notices are displayed on the Honors boards in the ground-floor vestibule of the Department.
church: The church vestibule is still being used on Saturday mornings for the sale of Traidcraft products.

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