antechamber
1 of 1noun/ˈæntiˌtʃeɪmbər/
Forms:antechambers
1
a small room or space that serves as an entrance or waiting area
- We passed through the grand antechamber filled with marble sculptures on our way to the main hall.
- The antechamber outside the royal courtroom was busy with petitioners hoping to address the monarch.
- Doctors use the antechamber outside operating rooms to scrub, suit up, and prepare before surgery.