vestibule

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ves·ti·bule /ˈvestəbjuːl/ noun [countable] formal  1. TBBa space inside the front door of a public building 〔公共建筑物前门内的〕门厅，前厅2. American English the space at each end of a railway carriage that connects it with the next carriage 〔连接火车前后车厢的〕通廊，连廊

Examples from the Corpus

vestibule• Just inside the vestibule there was coconut matting, and seeing this Mum looked about then began to wipe her feet.• He forced the couple into the vestibule of a bank in Brunswick Street where he made them take off their clothing.• You enter through a tiny vestibule over which presides a man in uniform.Origin vestibule (1600-1700) Latin vestibulum

ves·ti·bule nounChineseSyllable  

inside door Corpus a the space front of

vestibule
ves‧ti‧bule /ˈvestəbjuːl, ˈvestɪbjuːl/ noun [countable] formal1. a space inside the front door of a public building
2. American English the space at each end of a railway carriage that connects it with the next carriage

ves·ti·buleBrE /ˈvestɪbjuːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvestɪbjuːl/ 🔊 noun(formal) an entrance hall of a large building, for example where hats and coats can be left 前厅，门厅（如可放衣帽处）(specialist) a space at the end of a coach/car on a train that connects it with the next coach/car 通过台（列车两个车厢间的连接处）