vestibule
/ˈvɛstəˌbjul/
noun
- A small entrance hall or room just inside the outer door of a building.
- She waited in the vestibule until the office opened at nine.
- Please leave your wet umbrella in the vestibule before entering the house.
- The church has a large vestibule where people gather before the service.
- A cavity or chamber in the body that leads to another structure, especially in the ear or nose.
- Air enters the nasal vestibule before passing into the main nasal cavity.
- Doctors examined the vestibule of her larynx during the procedure.
- The vestibule of the ear contains the organs of balance.