Definition of colonnade
: 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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High property prices suggest popular enthusiasm for Poundbury (a three-bedroom flat in the Royal Pavilion, which imaginatively throws together stone colonnades, ornate ironwork and a triumphal arch, is on the market for £1.45m, or $2m).
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The pristine swimming pool is lined by a colonnade of palm trees.
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At the same time, workers installed a path of lights along the colonnade that runs between the residence and the Oval Office, so that guests can see the Rose Garden better at night.
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On its grounds are two magnificent pools—the marble Neptune Pool, with a Greek temple, colonnade, and statuary, as well as the indoor Roman Pool, which is based on ancient baths and has mosaics inspired by a 5th-century mausoleum.
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Leave a Note The hotel has great, 19th-century bones (just look at that colonnade!) and sits across the street from one of the nicest beaches in the state.
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Highlights include colorful ceramic tiles produced by California China Products at a plant in National City, 16 bronze and glass chandeliers, arches, wood beams and a 650-long colonnade.
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The huge edifice, lined with colonnades, towers behind gates and guards on a busy boulevard in the centre of the city.
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Clumps of students sampled traditional tailgate fare under the narrow shelter of the colonnade walkways in a waterlogged atmosphere that seemed somehow subdued.
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Origin and Etymology of colonnade
French, from Italian colonnato, from colonna column
COLONNADE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of colonnade for English Language Learners
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: a row of columns usually holding up a roof
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Definition of colonnade for Students
: a row of columns usually supporting a roof
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