Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A freestanding, roofed, usually open-sided structure providing a shady resting place.
- noun A belvedere.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A summer-house commanding an extensive prospect. Also written
gazeebo . - noun Any structure or part of a building which affords or commands an extensive prospect or outlook, as a turret or lantern on the roof of a house, a balcony, a projecting window, or the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
belvedere , either a type ofsummer-house or a roofed, detachedporch -like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small roofed building affording shade and rest
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Perhaps your dad was going to make a screened in gazebo or a really large playhouse near the lake.
A Day On the Lake 2008
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In front of the gazebo is vehicle parking and the edge of the overlook toward the lake.
In front of the gazebo is vehicle parking and the edge of the overlook toward the lake. 1996
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The gazebo is made of concrete with supporting pillars amazingly all formed to look exactly like tree trunks and branches.
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Old Lady Clara calls the gazebo “the bandstand”—as if Dick Clark himself were there dancing to the bandstand boogie.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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Old Lady Clara calls the gazebo “the bandstand”—as if Dick Clark himself were there dancing to the bandstand boogie.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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Old Lady Clara calls the gazebo “the bandstand”—as if Dick Clark himself were there dancing to the bandstand boogie.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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I'm thinking that by late summer the gazebo might be a favorite spot for the grandkids to hang out or camp out.
Archive 2009-04-01 Bea Amaya 2009
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The gazebo is a beautifully-built, elegant structure.
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Inside the gazebo was a table loaded with treats fit for a king.
Archive 2009-06-01 Megan Arkenberg 2009
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I'm thinking that by late summer the gazebo might be a favorite spot for the grandkids to hang out or camp out.
Random Thoughts Bea Amaya 2009
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