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colonnade.

Noun
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a row of columns, often supporting a roof or entablature

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  • covered colonnade
  • stone colonnade
  • open colonnade

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A colonnade surrounded the courtyard.
They walked under the colonnade to escape the sun.
The broken colonnade ended at a heap of fallen capitals.

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colonnade

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Primary curation section: Architecture. Refers to the repeated column arrangement, not just one column or any covered passage. Plural: colonnades.

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