gazebo
noun
ga·ze·bo
gə-ˈzē-(ˌ)bō 
also -ˈzā-
plural gazebos
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: a freestanding roofed structure usually open on the sides
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Examples of gazebo in a Sentence
a gazebo on the mansion's south lawn
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Avoid lightweight support posts, like temporary gazebo poles, which can bend and collapse.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
The gazebo has front and back doors that slide open and have magnetic locks.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Spa services such as massages and facials take place in a creekside gazebo.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2024
Sign up In the back are a covered patio; a landscaped pool; a kitchen gazebo with a refrigerator, grill, dining bar, and flat-screen TV; and a deck with a linear firepit.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
The gazebo has front and back doors that slide open and have magnetic locks.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Spa services such as massages and facials take place in a creekside gazebo.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2024
Sign up In the back are a covered patio; a landscaped pool; a kitchen gazebo with a refrigerator, grill, dining bar, and flat-screen TV; and a deck with a linear firepit.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
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gazebo
noun
ga·ze·bo
gə-ˈzē-bō
plural gazebos
: a freestanding roofed structure usually open on the sides
Etymology
perhaps from gaze and Latin -ebo, as in videbo "I shall see"
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