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Meanings of vestibule in English

Portuguese
sala
Catalan
vestíbul
Spanish
entrada
Wikidata

A large entrance or reception room or area.

sala

Entrance into a canal or hollow organ.

Usage of vestibule in English
1
The ground occupied by the skeptic is the vestibule of the temple.
Representative Men: Seven Lectures
2
A dim lamp burned in the deep vestibule, as in a sanctuary.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
3
The porter was standing in the vestibule looking at him with amazement.
The Big-Town Round-Up
4
The door stood wide open, and candles were burning in the vestibule.
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
5
The colored porter ran to the platform and opened the vestibule door.
The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong
6
In the magnificent vestibule, a man was sitting as she came in.
Other People's Money
7
A few inferior officers were sitting or standing about in the vestibule.
In the Eastern Seas
8
In the vestibule Mr. Sabin and Reginald Brott came face to face.
The Yellow Crayon
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Two minutes had passed since he left the vestibule; he must hurry.
Conscience — Volume 2
10
But in the soft gloom of a vestibule my steps were stayed.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 / A Magazin...
11
In the palace, courtyard and vestibule were thronged with courtiers and lacqueys.
The Valley of Decision
12
We were in the vestibule of the Savoy Hotel at Colorado Springs.
They and I
13
At this instant a gondolier in a flowered jacket entered the vestibule.
The Bravo: A Tale
14
Their boutonnières, sent by the groom, should be waiting in the vestibule.
Etiquette
15
At the end of the vestibule they turned and retraced their steps.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
16
At the twelfth floor the elevator doors opened onto Billy's private vestibule.
A visible darkness
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