AKA Entry, entranceway
Residences: Entry areasresembling hallways... Small room you pass through on your way inside ahouse ... Opening or hallway allowing entryinto a structure
Businesses: Room foundright after entering through the second setof doors ... Lobby, corridor, or waiting roomResidences:A foyer is an area at thefront of the home, entered after passing through the front door. Thefoyer connects a home's entrance with the rest of the interior.... A foyer in a residence is usually a small area behind afront door that separates a home's main rooms from the outside of thehouse. Often, a foyer will contain a stairway to a home's second leveland interior doorways to whatever rooms are attached to it on theground level.
Some foyers have the feel of a room, while other entry areas resemblehallways (in some cases, these may be called “entryways” rather than“foyers”).
Residencesand businesses: Areasurrounding the exterior door. ... A small roomnext to the outer door and connecting it with the interior of thebuilding ... A passage, hall, or antechamberbetween the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
