as in pavilion
a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views the sudden shower had wedding guests scurrying to the safety of the garden's summerhouse

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Recent Examples of summerhouse Interiors evoke a vintage coastal summerhouse, with four-poster beds, cane furnishings, antique birding books, and soaking tubs. Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 The hotel, which opened in August 2024, captures the breezy nostalgia of a vintage coastal summerhouse thanks to designer Amanda Lindroth, who filled the 52 guest rooms and 20 suites with soaking tubs, four-poster beds, and antique birding books. Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025 Many of Mohonk’s summerhouses sit on rocky outcrops, while others overlook lakes and hiking trails. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024 Hotel Casa Real: Santiago, Chile Set on nearly 100 acres of land, this late 19th-century estate, formerly a summerhouse for the adjacent Santa Rita winery founder, has become an exclusive haven for wine enthusiasts. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 Ideal For: Longtime friends who’ve done a summerhouse share and lived to tell the tale. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2024 In a recent design, a back garden featured a summerhouse in a corner, with a slope leading onto its native turf roof to allow access up to the higher area and a slide for kids curving back down from it to lower areas of the garden. Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 23 Mar. 2023 Old friends gather after their freshman year in college to rent a summerhouse on Lake Michigan and chase girls. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021 With an archive of more than 3,500 prints, most of those prints are inspired by everyday moments and especially nature, since most Finnish families have lakefront summerhouses. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summerhouse
pavilion
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  • The preliminary investigation found that an individual had rented the park pavilion for a reunion — an event that was ending when shots were fired.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Making days on the lake even more comfortable and luxe is the boathouse pavilion right by the dock.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Summerhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summerhouse. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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