entrance hall
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈɛntrəns hɔl/
- Here we are in the entrance hall of Carl's house.
Examples
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Mother walked into the entrance hall, groaning and carrying the steaming black kettle.
Fiction book (1997) -
So you walk in here and this is the entrance hall, which is very nice.
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Let us go through the entrance hall.
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Sarah stood in the entrance hall of the silent house.
Fiction book (1992) -
And we stumbled into an entrance hall that must have been twenty feet high.
Fiction book (2001) -
The President of the Republic greeted Kovansky in the marble entrance hall.
Fiction book (2001) -
The building had thick walls, and Daskeh shivered in the chilly, gray entrance hall.
Fiction book (1993) -
As soon as you enter the house, you will see the beautiful chandelier in the entrance hall.
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The guests gathered in the entrance hall to wait for the ceremony to begin.
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Decorative plants lined the walls of the entrance hall, welcoming visitors warmly.
Synonyms
323
1.3
A large entrance area in a building where people wait
122
1.2
An opening or door used to go into a building
44
3.9
A large entrance hall in a building like a hotel or theater where people wait
17
2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
16
5.5
A large open area in a station or airport where people walk and wait
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6.0
A small entrance hall next to a building's front door where people wait
6
3.2
A room in a house or hotel where visitors wait and the host meets them
5
6.5
A small room leading to a main room where people wait
4
3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
4
8.2
A small room before a larger room where people wait
2
1.0
An area by the main door where people meet or wait
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'entrance hall' is directly derived from combining 'entrance' (an opening for entry) with 'hall' (a large interior area), so it denotes the hall located at a building's entrance. This is a standard, compositional noun–noun compound found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Entrance hall is a simple compound: entrance is the main door where you 'enter' and hall is a large room, so the phrase gives the clear image of the big space just inside the door where people arrive, leave coats, and meet or wait.