ambulatory


2ambulatory

noun
plural ambulatories

Definition of AMBULATORY

: a sheltered place (as in a cloister or church) for walking

First Known Use of AMBULATORY

circa 1616

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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