VESTIBULE


Meaning of VESTIBULE in English

n.1 a an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. b a porch of a church etc.

2 US an enclosed entrance to a railway-carriage.

3 Anat. a a chamber or channel communicating with others. b part of the mouth outside the teeth. c the central cavity of the labyrinth of the inner ear.

Derivatives:

vestibular adj.

Etymology: F vestibule or L vestibulum entrance-court

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.