colonnade
noun
col·on·nade
ˌkä-lə-ˈnād 
: a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure
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A colonnade surrounds the courtyard.
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But despite what this postcard proclaimed, there was no colonnade along it.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
All the changes he's done to the colonnade, to the -- to the Oval Office, all the gold in the Cabinet room.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
President Thomas Jefferson’s colonnades, Truman’s namesake balcony and even Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden were each criticized for their cost or for tampering with history.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
All the changes he's done to the colonnade, to the -- to the Oval Office, all the gold in the Cabinet room.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
President Thomas Jefferson’s colonnades, Truman’s namesake balcony and even Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden were each criticized for their cost or for tampering with history.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for colonnade
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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonnade. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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colonnade
noun
col·on·nade
ˌkäl-ə-ˈnād
: an evenly spaced row of columns usually supporting the base of a roof structure
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