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vestibule

[ves-tuh-byool] / ˈvɛs təˌbjul /


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Soon after, Duverne tried to set fire to an emergency light in an elevator vestibule, Lalaind added.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

That pressure came to a head after immigration officials detained two Target employees inside the vestibule of a suburban store late last week after what appeared to be some verbal sparring in the parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

Taking the photographs in a vestibule at the end of a carriage, Edwards taped a large bag to the opposite window to reduce the glare - though the train conductor was not so happy.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2024

Julia Andreasen, a graduate student at UM, was trapped in her tent for 24 hours after drifting snow buried the vestibule.

From Science Magazine Apr. 18, 2024

The letters came in the mail to his home and lay untouched on the vestibule table until he returned from school.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Some schools had security vestibules at their entrances and buzz-in systems to get inside from the outdoors.

From Salon May 27, 2022

That increased functionality starts right at the front door: The pandemic led to a resurgence in the popularity of foyers and vestibules at the main entryway.

From Seattle Times May 3, 2022

We found “Jail” sheathed in a plexiglass-fronted wood frame in one of the vestibules.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2022

U.S. embassy spokesman Joseph Kruzich told the Economic Times that the embassy had employed measures, including supplementary air filtration and construction of vestibules, to provide clean air in workspaces.

From Reuters Nov. 7, 2016

Francie polished the brass bell plates in the three vestibules and cleaned each banister spoke with an oiled cloth.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Miss Margery was at the moment fresh from "Florida Specials" and the solid-Pullman vestibuled luxuries of eastern winter travel.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis

The first vestibuled trains in which the platforms were enclosed, were built under his supervision under what are known to-day as the “Sessions Patents.”

From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Hungerford, Edward

Fortunately the cars were vestibuled, so the platforms offered no impediment.

From His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts by Wells, David Dwight

To our English cousins these ships were at first as much of a curiosity as our vestibuled trains were a few years since.

From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

Roger was out on the vestibuled platform before the wheels stopped screeching under the force of the brakes.

From The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys by Garis, Howard Roger




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