Meaning of COLONNADE
| Pronunciation: | | `kâlu'neyd
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- [n] a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
- [n] structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
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| | Synonyms: | | arcade |
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| | See Also: | | arch, construction, loggia, peristyle, structure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Col`on*nade"\, n. [F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr.
colonna column. See {Colonel}.] (Arch.)
A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with
all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc.
Note: When in front of a building, it is called a portico;
when surrounding a building or an open court or square,
a peristyle.
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| | Related Terms: | | access, aisle, alley, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, areaway, artery, atlas, avenue, baluster, balustrade, banister, base, breezeway, caryatid, channel, cloister, colonnette, column, communication, conduit, connection, corridor, covered way, dado, defile, die, exit, ferry, footstalk, ford, gallery, hall, hallway, inlet, interchange, intersection, jack, junction, lane, loggia, newel-post, opening, outlet, overpass, pass, passage, passageway, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, pergola, peristyle, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, plinth, pole, portico, post, queen-post, railroad tunnel, shaft, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, stem, subbase, surbase, telamon, traject, trajet, trunk, tunnel, underpass, upright |
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