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atrium

noun

Definition of atrium

as in courtyard

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Recent Examples of atrium Upon passing through a deep portico entryway abutting an attached two-car garage, a vaulted reception gallery sits beneath a prominent glass atrium. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The upcoming Admirals Club lounge will be located in the atrium on the mezzanine level of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 Visitors will enter the museum and into a new 1,000-square-foot atrium. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026 Its body will coil around the museum’s gallery, lobby and atrium, and poke through the walls. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for atrium

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Noun

About 120 of its 348 rooms are ready to rent, starting at roughly $200 a night; the hotel also has a restaurant, lounge and courtyard pool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The house wraps around a central courtyard and swimming pool, with French doors opening onto the gardens.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

This week, our picks include a brownstone floor-through with original Italianate flourishes in Prospect Heights and a garden apartment in the far West Village with a private patio.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
One of the best ways to celebrate this precious season is by spending plenty of afternoons dining on patios around metro Atlanta.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of patio

Noun

The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Definition of peristyle

Noun

Astra designed the enclosure, circuit board, interface, and software.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The celebrity barn owls’ saga follows in the footsteps of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, who captivated the city for a year after escaping from the Central Park Zoo after someone cut a hole through the mesh of his enclosure.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of enclosure

Noun

In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Singaporeans and international travelers also flock here to hang out on the beaches, zip line at Mega Adventure Park, shop at the massive luxury galleria, and more.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of galleria

Noun

Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of quadrangle

Noun

Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Delane’s return is more important given Smith has been brilliant at throwing the deep ball, with 565 yards gained on passes of 20-plus air yards.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

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