vomitory
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9.9
A passage in a stadium or theatre used for people to enter and leave
- noun
- /ˈvɒmətəri/
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vomitorio
- Due to the large audience, we used all available vomitories to manage the flow of people.
Examples
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We burrowed through layers of hell, screwing into the center of the earth, and stumbled suddenly from the vomitory by the ticket window into the garden where it was beginning to rain again.
Fiction book (1996) -
The stadium has several vomitories to help fans exit quickly after the game.
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As the concert ended, the crowd surged toward the vomitory to leave the venue.
Synonyms
vomitorium
vsvomitory
9.9
A passage in an ancient Roman theater or stadium that lets people leave quickly
is a general entrance or passage for people to enter or leave
How Big
Surface Forms
vomitory singular
vomitories plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word vomitory comes from the Latin vomere meaning 'to spew out', and it shares its root with the common word vomit. So a vomitory is a passage that 'spews out' people from a stadium, helping crowds leave quickly and not a place for being sick.