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pavilion
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pa·vil·ion  (p-vlyn)
n.
1. An ornate tent.
2.
a. A light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs: a picnic pavilion.
b. A usually temporary structure erected at a fair or show for use by an exhibitor: the French pavilion at the World's Fair.
c. A large structure housing sports or entertainment facilities; an arena.
3. A structure or another building connected to a larger building; an annex.
4. One of a group of related buildings forming a complex, as of a hospital.
5. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gem, slanting outward from the culet to the girdle.
tr.v. pa·vil·ioned, pa·vil·ion·ing, pa·vil·ions
1. To cover or furnish with or as if with a pavilion.
2. To put in or as if in a pavilion.

[Middle English pavilon, from Old French pavillon, from Latin ppili, ppilin-, butterfly, tent.]
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pavilion
brilliant-cut gemstone

pavilion
Noun
1. a building at a sports ground, esp. a cricket pitch, in which players can wash and change
2. an open building or temporary structure used for exhibitions
3. a summerhouse or other decorative shelter
4. a large ornate tent [Latin papilio butterfly, tent]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pavilionpavilion - large and often sumptuous tent      
collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
Translations
pavilion [pəˈvɪlɪən] npabellón m;
(SPORT) → vestuarios mpl

pavilion [pəˈvɪlɪən] npavillon m; tente f;
(Sport) → stand m

pavilion [pəˈvɪlɪən] n (Sport) → Klubhaus nt

pavilion [pəˈvɪlɪən] npadiglione m; tendone m;
(SPORT) → edificio annesso ad un campo sportivo

pavilion
n pavilion [pəˈviljən]
a building on a sports ground in which players change their clothes, store equipment etc a cricket pavilion. pawiljoen سِرادِق،فُسطاط، صيوان، جَناح павилион šatny; pavilón klubhus; -klubhus der Pavillon περίπτερο pabellón riietumisboks رختکن pukukoppi pavillon בִּיתָן मण्डप paviljon,šiljat šator sportklubház pavilyun skáli; útbygging; búningsklefi (spogliatoio) 選手席 선수 대기실 paviljonas paviljons astaka paviljoen paviljong pawilon pavilhão pavi­lion павильон šatňa; pavilón paviljon paviljon klubbhus พลับพลา soyunma odaları binası 運動場休息處,大帳篷 павільйон تماشائي خانہ، پويلين nhà rạp 休息


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