Antonyms for vestibule


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ves-tuh-byool
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛs təˌbyul


Definition of vestibule

Origin :
  • 1620s, "a porch," later "antechamber, lobby" (1730), from French vestible, from Latin vestibulum "forecourt, entrance," of unknown origin.
  • noun small room for arrivals
Example sentences :
  • We were within the vestibule before he had begun to toll the years.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • We passed the vestibule, and at the door his own carriage was waiting.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • In the vestibule he slipped a half-crown into the attendant's hand.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Surely there were voices in animated discussion in the vestibule!
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • Thereupon Morange showed his guest into the vestibule as if he were ushering him into a temple.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Then, on entering the vestibule, he saw something that he had never seen before.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • The ten names on the boxes in the vestibule meant nothing to him.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • In the vestibule I met the negro; I seized him by the collar and demanded my room.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • This is a building divided into a nave and aisles and with a vestibule.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • Our progress from the vestibule to the stairs was a slow one.
  • Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for vestibule

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