[noun] [C] - a large open area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a theatre or a hotel, where people can wait and meet each otherI'll see you downstairs in the foyer in half an hour.(US) A foyer (UK and ANZ hall) is also the room in a house or apartment leading from the front door to other rooms, where items like coats and hats are kept.
FOYER
Meaning of FOYER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012