vestibule

Definition of Vestibule in English :

a large entrance or reception room or area

2. vestibule

any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vestibule

noun

1.

a small entrance hall or anteroom; lobby

2.

any small bodily cavity or space at the entrance to a passage or canal

noun

1.

a small entrance hall or room, either to a building or to a larger room

2. US

the enclosed passage between passenger cars of a train, with doors for entrance or exit

3. Anatomy and Zoology

any cavity or space serving as an entrance to another cavity or space

the vestibule of the inner ear leads into the cochlea

n.

1. A small entrance hall or passage between the outer door and the interior of a house or building.

2. An enclosed area at the end of a passenger car on a railroad train.

3. Anatomy A body cavity, chamber, or channel that leads to or is an entrance to another body cavity: the vestibule of the inner ear.