Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: vestibulum

vestibule

 noun
     
Related topics: Architecture, Human, Buildings, Trains, Railways
ves‧ti‧bule [countable] formal
1TBB 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
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary