'Vomitory' definitions:
Definition of 'vomitory'
(from WordNet)
noun
An entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
Definition of 'Vomitory'
From: GCIDE
- Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, a. [L. vomitorious.] Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vomitory'
From: GCIDE
- Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. Vomitories.
- 1. An emetic; a vomit. --Harvey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.) A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater. [1913 Webster]
- Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense multitude. --Gibbon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vomitory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- avenue,
- blowhole,
- channel,
- chute,
- debouch,
- door,
- egress,
- ejaculative,
- ejective,
- emetic,
- emunctory,
- eructative,
- escape,
- estuary,
- exhaust,
- exit,
- expulsive,
- extrusive,
- flatulent,
- floodgate,
- flume,
- loophole,
- opening,
- out,
- outcome,
- outfall,
- outgate,
- outgo,
- outlet,
- pore,
- port,
- sally port,
- sluice,
- spiracle,
- spout,
- tap,
- vent,
- ventage,
- venthole,
- vomitive,
- way out,
- weir