gazebo
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5.5
- noun
- /ɡəˈziːboʊ/
:
cenador
- After dinner, Julia primed herself to return to the gazebo to encounter whatever—perhaps whoever—awaited her there.
So now that this sketch is on the board, we can take it to the gazebo and get painting.
- So now that this sketch is on the board, we can take it to the gazebo and get painting.
- And you said I'll just put this idiot on hold and I'll call Conan O'Brien and see if he's willing to fund a Fight Club underneath the gazebo in towns.
- Well, she took your gazebo, so she sure did.
Examples
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In front of the gazebo, she studied the hanging plants on the walk.
Fiction book (1994) -
We got a pond and a gazebo.
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I could sure use help putting that gazebo together.
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A second meeting in the gazebo was called for the afternoon.
Fiction book (1997) -
And, we stood under the gazebo until it stopped.
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After breakfast, Mr. Armstrong took Rachel by the hand and led her to a gazebo overlooking the stream.
Fiction book (2001) -
There's a bench over there by the gazebo.
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There used to be a town pump in a gazebo where folks swapped gossip and watered horses.
Fiction book (1995) -
Qwilleran took the Siamese out to the screened gazebo, and the three of them sat in the dark.
Fiction book (2000) -
We enjoyed a picnic under the gazebo in the park, sheltered from the sun.
Synonyms
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4.4
A large tent or open-sided building used outdoors for events
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3.4
A small building in a garden where people sit and relax in warm weather
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9.9
A small open building in a garden or on a roof that gives a nice view
An outdoor structure with a roof that gives shade in a garden or park
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Etymology
Gazebo is likely a playful mix of the English verb gaze ('look') and a mock Latin ending -ebo ('I shall'), so it gives the idea 'I will look'. That's why a gazebo is a small, open-sided, roofed place in a garden or park where you can sit and enjoy the view.