patio

noun

ˈpa-tē-ˌō How to pronounce patio (audio)
Definition of pationext
as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex

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Recent Examples of patio Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks on his second-floor patio at his Chicago home on March 3, 2022. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Sensory gardens scale down to small patios, raised beds and family-friendly plots, so the concept is not reserved for sprawling landscaped estates. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 Sensory gardens can be adapted to small patios, raised beds and family gardens, which is a big part of why the concept has caught on with homeowners. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Use them as an accent or focal point in your smallest garden rooms—some even thrive in patio containers. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patio
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patio
  1. courtyard
  2. yard
  3. enclosure
  4. quadrangle
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
  • Allen went 64 yards for a touchdown to tie the score on a short pass.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Carson James finished with 219 yards and three TDs on 33 carries, while Steward picked up 192 rushing yards and 156 passing yards.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of yard
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
  • 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

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