Thesaurus results for ARBORS

arbors

noun

plural of arbor

as in tents

a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over

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Recent Examples of arbors Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 Larger varieties can be trained to fences, arbors, pergolas, and walls. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026 This backyard takes a more elaborate approach with a series of arbors wrapped in string lights leading the way to the firepit area. — Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026 Arched garden arbors provide a timeless and whimsical flair to a yard. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026 Trellises, obelisks and arbors add a dimension that plantings alone cannot achieve. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 The Garden Conservancy advised on a second restoration of key garden elements in 2008 including the pergola, arbors, and pond. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Everything runs at a slow Mediterranean pulse, a rhythm to which metal is hammered, looms drawn, and carpets unrolled in the quiet medina, where only the sparrows flitting between arbors of vines seem rushed. — Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023

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Noun

Returning this year will be the animal tents and 4-H animal shows, Casey said.

— Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The encampments will include rows of canvas wedge tents, camp kitchens, and open fires.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tents

Noun

Although vendors at the various farmers markets are often under tents or canopies, those can collect heat as the day progresses.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
McIntyre’s Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines survived the 2017 heat wave, in part because the vineyard was already experimenting with shade canopies and could roll them out across the site quickly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of canopies

Noun

The ice vests are out and the awnings on team buses extended, but there are no plans yet to alter stages, with the exception of Mont Ventoux.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
With its wide front porch, front-facing gables, and custom awnings, this mid-Atlantic style colonial exudes charm.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of awnings

Noun

With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Cool roofs, shaded streets, and passive building design reduce dangerous temperatures.

— Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of roofs

Noun

Commercial opportunities The telltale giant golf balls at Buckley Space Force Base, on the western edge of America’s high plains, are radar domes designed to protect the sensitive antennas inside.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
The Development and Production Contract covers the Baba and Avanah domes of Kirkuk plus Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of domes

Noun

The home’s four bedrooms and laundry room are on the second floor, which also has 9 foot ceilings.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Staff quietly hurried to tape falling signage to the walls, troubleshoot the jumbotron and cook burgers and hot dogs as rain seeped through the grated ceilings of the exterior walkways.

— Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceilings

Noun

Some of the museum’s first pavilions, which will showcase art by Michael Heizer, Anna Maria Maiolino and Sonia Gomes, are scheduled to open to the public in September 2027.

— News Desk, Artforum, 4 Aug. 2026
Olson Kundig is designing the resort as a group of standalone pavilions, along with four- to eight-bedroom homes on plots of at least ten acres.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pavilions

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