gazebo

ga·ze·bo  (g-zb, -z-)

n. pl. ga·ze·bos or ga·ze·boes

1. A freestanding, roofed, usually open-sided structure providing a shady resting place.

2. A belvedere.

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gazebo [gaz-zee-boh]

Noun

pl -bos a summerhouse or pavilion with a good view [perhaps a pseudo-Latin coinage based on gaze]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gazebo - a small roofed building affording shade and rest summerhouse belvedere - a gazebo sited to command a fine view building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"