Definition of Vestibule. Meaning of Vestibule. Synonyms of Vestibule

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Definition of Vestibule

Vestibule
Vestibule Ves"ti*bule, n. [L. vestibulum, of uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule.] The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall. Vestibule of the ear. (Anat.) See under Ear. Vestibule of the vulva (Anat.), a triangular space between the nymph[ae], in which the orifice of the urethra is situated. Vestibule train (Railroads), a train of passenger cars having the space between the end doors of adjacent cars inclosed, so as to admit of leaving the doors open to provide for intercommunication between all the cars. Syn: Hall; passage. Usage: Vestibule, Hall, Passage. A vestibule is a small apartment within the doors of a building. A hall is the first large apartment beyond the vestibule, and, in the United States, is often long and narrow, serving as a passage to the several apartments. In England, the hall is generally square or oblong, and a long, narrow space of entrance is called a passage, not a hall, as in America. Vestibule is often used in a figurative sense to denote a place of entrance. ``The citizens of Rome placed the images of their ancestors in the vestibules of their houses.' --Bolingbroke
Vestibule
Vestibule Ves"ti*bule, v. t. To furnish with a vestibule or vestibules. --Brander Matthews.

Meaning of Vestibule from wikipedia

- Look up vestibule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vestibule or vestibulum can have the following meanings, each primarily based upon a common origin...
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- The Vestibules, formerly known as Radio Free Vestibule, is a Canadian comedy troupe composed of Terence Bowman, Paul Paré, and Bernard Deniger. Based in...
- A vestibuled train is a p****enger train whose cars have enclosed vestibules at their ends, in contrast to the open platforms on early cars. Typically...
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- In female anatomy, the vestibular bulbs, bulbs of the vestibule or ****oral bulbs are two elongated m****es of erectile tissue typically described as being...
- The vestibule is the central part of the bony labyrinth in the inner ear, and is situated medial to the eardrum, behind the cochlea, and in front of the...
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- anteriorly. The most anterior part of the nasal cavity is the nasal vestibule. The vestibule is enclosed by the nasal cartilages and lined by the same epithelium...
- cavity of the larynx above the vestibular fold is called the laryngeal vestibule; it is wide and triangular in shape, its base or anterior wall presenting...