vestibule
noun
ves·ti·bule
ˈve-stə-ˌbyül 
1
a
: 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)
Examples of vestibule in a Sentence
please leave your wet boots in the vestibule
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
As the upper diagrams above show, this shaping works naturally with the fly to efficiently create two spacious vestibules, ensuring that both campers have space to store their backpack and boots.
—New Atlas, 6 May 2025
There are 500-pound custom doors securing the elevator vestibule entrances, a chef’s kitchen designed by Jean-Georges Vongerichten with a Lacanche Sully 2200 range, and 18-foot floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
Two officers enter the outer vestibule of Nadler’s office, while a third, with a dog, stands by the door.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vestibule. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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vestibule
noun
ves·ti·bule
ˈves-tə-ˌbyü(ə)l
: a hall or room between the outer door and the inside part of a building
Medical Definition
vestibule
noun
ves·ti·bule
ˈves-tə-ˌbyül
: any of various bodily cavities especially when serving as or resembling an entrance to some other cavity or space: as
a(1)
: the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear
(2)
: the parts of the membranous labyrinth comprising the utricle and the saccule and contained in the cavity of the bony labyrinth
b
: the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra
c
: the part of the left ventricle of the heart immediately below the aortic orifice
d
: the part of the mouth cavity outside the teeth and gums
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