pagoda

pa·go·da | \ pə-ˈgō-də

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Definition of pagoda

: a tower in eastern Asia usually with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial

Examples of pagoda in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The agency proposed marking temples, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, with a more generic pictogram of a pagoda. — Anne Quito, Quartz, "Can the swastika ever reclaim its original meaning?," 24 Dec. 2019 Even casual visitors will spot Patterson Park’s pagoda or just enjoy watching the trains whiz through the animated street scenes. — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, "Holiday happenings," 26 Nov. 2019 The pagoda is where the legendary White Maiden is locked. — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, "The Trip," 12 Nov. 2019 The pagoda is lovely, its wide, wooden doors carved with birds and its rafters ornamented with origami pigeons. — Ashley Braun, Longreads, "Research and Rescue: Saving Species from Ourselves," 24 Oct. 2019 Since that changeover, stringent restrictions on foreign visitors have been relaxed, and innumerable temples and pagodas in villages throughout the country have opened for tourism. — Mark Orwoll, Condé Nast Traveler, "On a Myanmar River Cruise, a Rare Chance to Interact With Burmese Monks," 26 Sep. 2019 Instead, Boles works his way to the second floor of the pagoda, watching the milk bath unfold from a distance. — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "Doug Boles' race is just beginning when the Indy 500 ends," 1 July 2019 Here the Red line runs outside, giving glimpses of a changing city: brick pagoda-roofs of Chinatown; high walls of the White Sox baseball stadium; warehouses and ex-factories of a former industrial zone. — The Economist, "A ride along Chicago’s red line," 10 Oct. 2019 The festival features Asian lanterns, including an extensive Chinese pagoda that stands 50 feet and is made of 19,000 mugs, 7,400 plates, 7,000 spoons and 1,300 bowls. — Maura Zurick, cleveland, "Asian Lantern Festival kicks off Thursday," 20 June 2019

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“Pagoda.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pagoda. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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