French word

sas

Pronunciation

IPA/sas/

Meaning

  • masculine nounanteroom

Example

Attends dans le sas avant d'entrer.

Wait in the anteroom before entering.

Illustration for sas (anteroom)

More examples

Ferme la porte du sas après être entré.

Close the door to the airlock after entering.

Core concept

A small enclosed buffer space between two doors, separating one environment from another while passage is controlled.

Similar words

entrée: The entrance to a building or room.
vestibule: A small passage-like area between the outside and an interior space.

Definition in French

Espace clos situé entre deux portes et destiné à isoler ou à contrôler le passage entre deux ambiances.

Word origin

French sas was borrowed from Dutch sas, originally a term for a lock or enclosed section of a waterway, and later extended to entrance spaces.

Usage tips

  • Sas is masculine, so the usual form is un sas, and it suggests controlled passage rather than an ordinary entrance hall.

Other meanings

  • vestibulenoun
  • airlocknoun

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