vestibule
noun/ˈvɛstɪbjuːl/
Frequency rank: #16,762 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A small entrance hall or lobby between the outer door and the interior of a building.
Example sentence
We waited in the vestibule of the concert hall before the doors opened.
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