vomitory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium

WordNet

Vom"i*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. vomitorious.
Definitions
  1. Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.
Vom"i*to*ry noun
Wordforms
plural Vomitories
Definitions
  1. An emetic; a vomit. Harvey.
  2. L. vomitorium. (Arch.) A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater.
    Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense multitude. Gibbon.

Webster 1913