entrancehall
nounUK /ˈɛntrəns hɔːl/
US /ˈɛntrəns hɔːl/
The big room you walk into first when you enter a building.
We left our muddy boots in the entrance hall before going inside.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large hall inside a grand house or mansion where guests are welcomed.
The butler greeted the visitors in the grand entrance hall.
3. The main passage area of a school or hotel just inside the front doors.
Students gathered in the entrance hall before the bell rang.
4. A room in a theater or public building where people wait before entering.
We waited in the entrance hall until the doors to the auditorium opened.