vestibule

Definitions of vestibule
  1. noun
    an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
    synonyms: couloir, hall
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    types:
    hall
    a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
    type of:
    corridor
    an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
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