anteroom
1 of 1noun/ˈæntiruːm/
Forms:anterooms
1
a small room or space positioned before a larger or more significant room
- Visitors had to leave their coats and bags in the anteroom before entering the main meeting hall.
- We passed through a security checkpoint in the anteroom before being allowed into the courtroom.
- Patients checked in at the front desk located in the anteroom of the medical clinic.