Definition

1. Noun:
   • An entrance hall or lobby: A vestibule is a small room or area just inside the main entrance of a building, often leading to other rooms.
   • An enclosed passage between railway cars: In transportation, a vestibule is a connecting, enclosed area between passenger cars on a train.
   • A cavity serving as an entrance to another: In anatomy, a vestibule is a chamber or channel that connects to a larger canal or cavity within the body.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Please wait for me in the vestibule of the hotel.
  • The train's vestibule was crowded with passengers moving between cars.
  • The vestibule of the inner ear is important for balance.

Advanced Usage

• "vestibule of the ear": The central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear, which contains structures essential for balance.
  • An infection in the vestibule of the ear can cause severe dizziness.
• "vestibule school": (Historical/rare) A training school for new industrial workers, often located at the entrance (vestibule) of a factory.
  • In the early 20th century, some factories operated vestibule schools to train unskilled laborers.

Variants and Related Words

• Vestibular (adj): Relating to a vestibule, especially of the ear.
  • Vestibular therapy helps patients with balance disorders.
• Vestibuled (adj): (Of a train) Having vestibules connecting the cars.
  • The new, vestibuled train provided a smoother and safer journey.

Synonyms

• Lobby: A large entrance hall in a public building.
• Foyer: An entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public.
• Anteroom: A small room leading to a main one.

Related Phrases

• "vestibule training": A form of employee training conducted in a separate area with equipment similar to that used on the actual job.
  • The company uses vestibule training to simulate the assembly line environment for new hires.

Related Idioms

• "to cool one's heels in the vestibule": To be kept waiting, especially in an entrance area. (This is a figurative use based on the word's meaning).
  • The anxious job applicants cooled their heels in the vestibule for nearly an hour.

Noun

1. any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
2. a large entrance or reception room or area