Definition of Vestibule
Vestibule
ves·ti·bule


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a passage between the exterior door and the interior of a building;

e.g. The mob only got in as far as the vestibule, they couldn't enter the house entirely.

(noun)
an enclosed entryway situated at the end of a railroad passenger car;

e.g. A vestibule usually has doorways on both sides to allow for passenger entrance and exits at the station.

(noun)
in anatomy, any body cavity, acting as an entrance into the body;

e.g. The vestibule of the ear is the central cavity of the inner ear.



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