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colonnade

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col·on·nade  (kl-nd)
n. Architecture
1. A series of columns placed at regular intervals.
2. A structure composed of columns placed at regular intervals.

[French, alteration of colonnate, from Italian colonnato, from colonna, column, from Latin columna; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

colon·naded adj.

colonnade
Noun
a row of evenly spaced columns, usually supporting a roof [French colonne column]
colonnaded adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.colonnadecolonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
peristyle - a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
2.colonnadecolonnade - a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
loggia - a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

colonnade
noun cloisters, arcade, portico, covered walk
Translations
colonnade [kɔləˈneɪd] ncolumnata

colonnade
n colonnade [koləˈneid]
a row of pillars. kolonnade, suilery صَف أعْمِدَه колонада kolonáda, sloupoví kolonnade; søjlegang die Kolonade κιονοστοιχία columnata sammastik ردیفی از ستون ها pylväsrivi colonnade שְׁדֵרַת עַמוּדִים स्तम्भावलि, स्तम्भ श्रेणी kolonada oszlopsor sebaris pilar súlnaröð; súlnagöng colonnato 柱廊 열주(列柱) kolonada kolonāde deretan zuilenrij søylegang kolumnada colunata colo­nadă колоннада kolonáda stebrišče kolonada kolonnad แนวเสาระเบียง revak, sıra sütunlar 一行柱子, 柱廊 колонада ستونوں کی قطار dãy cột 柱子,


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There was a kind of portico or colonnade outside, and this obstructed even the little light that at the best could have found its way through the small apertures in the door.
The eye was, for a long time, wholly lost in this labyrinth, where there was nothing which did not possess its originality, its reason, its genius, its beauty,--nothing which did not proceed from art; beginning with the smallest house, with its painted and carved front, with external beams, elliptical door, with projecting stories, to the royal Louvre, which then had a colonnade of towers.
On the opposite side of the courtyard, under a colonnade, was extensive standin--for carriages--where, indeed, some carriages of Monseigneur yet stood.
 
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