vestibule
noun [C] /ˈves.tɪ.bjuːl/Definition
› formal a small room just inside the outer door of a public building where you can leave your coat, etc.: I'll wait for you in the vestibule.RoomsPassages and entrance areas › US a small closed area on the front of a house → Synonym porchPassages and entrance areas
(Definition of vestibule noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- arcade noun
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