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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In the vestibule outside the second fitting room, there is a Robert Mapplethorpe frame gelatin silver print.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
Then Irv turned, also with his vacuum and mop, entered the vestibule and buzzed the elevator button.
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The bedrooms are nicely sized and come with a walk-in closet each, in addition to a second, smaller storage space in the primary bedroom (and there are dual closets in the vestibule separating the bedrooms and another in the foyer).
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 July 2025
There’s double vestibules with enough room to keep boots and other gear out of the weather, though cooking under the vestibule is cramped and tricky.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 7 June 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
Then Irv turned, also with his vacuum and mop, entered the vestibule and buzzed the elevator button.
—Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The bedrooms are nicely sized and come with a walk-in closet each, in addition to a second, smaller storage space in the primary bedroom (and there are dual closets in the vestibule separating the bedrooms and another in the foyer).
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 July 2025
There’s double vestibules with enough room to keep boots and other gear out of the weather, though cooking under the vestibule is cramped and tricky.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vestibule. Accessed 22 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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