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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The late spring sun cast long shadows across the colonnades as rumors and prayers floated through the multi-lingual buzz of the crowd.
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Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
He was seen standing in the colonnade on his phone, and at times speaking with White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
—Mary Bruce, ABC News, 1 May 2025
Those with umbrellas have put them up; those without were sent scurrying for shelter under the 284 colonnades that flank the square, built from marble and travertine by architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 17th century.
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Long, wide windows overlooked a colonnade of palm trees.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
He was seen standing in the colonnade on his phone, and at times speaking with White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
—Mary Bruce, ABC News, 1 May 2025
Those with umbrellas have put them up; those without were sent scurrying for shelter under the 284 colonnades that flank the square, built from marble and travertine by architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 17th century.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Long, wide windows overlooked a colonnade of palm trees.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonnade. Accessed 29 May. 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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