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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbors
  1. tents
  2. canopies
  3. awnings
  4. roofs
  5. bowers
  6. domes
  7. ceilings
  8. pavilions
Noun
  • Since the camp was set up on Saturday, the number of tents in the central square has increased.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In late June 2025, white industrial tents, generators, and heavy equipment were deployed within just eight days to transform the airport into a detention facility.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of tents
Noun
  • If tree canopies looked denser in previous years but are starting to look sparse, your trees may be in trouble.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bees take advantage of vegetation and openings in forest canopies created by disturbances such as disease, storms, wind, beavers and fire.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of canopies
Noun
  • It’s perfectly designed for sipping cocktails under the warm glow of the hotel's signature red canvas awnings and people-watching as Paris’s most chic inhabitants walk by.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Radica installs a lockable hatch door on one side and mounting track for things like awnings, shower rooms and lights on both sides.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of awnings
Noun
  • Some villas overlook their neighbors’ roofs, which isn't everyone's idea of paradise.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Former landlords lurked in bushes or on roofs or waited in cars outside our home.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of roofs
Noun
  • Urban bowers also had nearly five times as many decorations as rural ones, averaging 90 items per bower compared to 20 for the rural birds.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Definition of bowers
Noun
  • Under the new Endangered Species Act interpretations, it would not be considered a federal offense to clear private palmetto flatwoods or cypress domes.
    — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Across the outfield concourse of the stadium (formerly known as Coolray Field), more than 300 emerald ceramic domes will be set to temperatures ranging from 200 to 700 degrees.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of domes
Noun
  • Formerly a one-bedroom with ten-foot ceilings in an 1850s brownstone, it’s been opened up into an alcove studio that can fit a king-size bed.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Bold headboards and textured bedding accents ensure that even the more compact rooms have a distinct style, while other airier spaces offer tall ceilings, big windows, and chinoiserie prints wrapping the walls.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ceilings
Noun
  • The pavilions — along with another grill and a section featuring Evanston and North Shore food — are open before and during games.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For more than a decade, Paz, a former mining magnate, provided the funds to acquire artworks, commission large-scale projects, and build pavilions for individual artists.
    — Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pavilions

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