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atrium

noun

Definition of atrium

as in courtyard

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Recent Examples of atrium All of Disney’s cruise ships feature unique Disney characters on their stern, bow and atrium, who embody the spirit of the ship. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 The library in Westerville, Ohio, closed after rain poured into the atrium. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Next to Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry, the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center is known for having acres of gardens under the glass ceiling of its atrium. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of them have been used as the language of the brand’s environmental design, with sculptures of towering trunks zigzagging up their five-story atrium. — Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for atrium

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Noun

Mornings begin with a dip in the courtyard pool, before breakfast on the rooftop—a feast of Moroccan specialties including msemmen, muffins, and mint tea.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026
The accompanying video shows a drone hiding in a courtyard behind a gate.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

Here’s a picturesque patio lounger for tackling your long summer reading list and your tanning goals at once.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Every Now and Then, the menu offers coffee and espresso drinks, lemonade, pastries and style, plus a secret garden patio in back.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 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

Skollar’s long-term goal is to raise more money to build larger enclosures for the gibbons and construct an education center for visitors.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Roads can become impassable, evacuation orders can change and homes or outdoor enclosures can be damaged, leaving pets vulnerable to injury or escape.

— Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 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

Situated on the plaza between the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool, the pop-up monument is a temporary tribute honoring the names of almost every person who has served in the military since the nation’s inception.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
The developer pledges to build a public plaza and a new CTA bus stop.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaza

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

Ryder Ajeto’s first touch in the box was deflected by a Florida defender, but Ajeto followed the ball and scored from eight yards to produce the final 3-1 margin.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
More than 30 yards offshore, a 10-year-old girl was being pulled out by a rip current.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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