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colonnade

noun

Definition of colonnade

as in portico

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Recent Examples of colonnade This boutique property was built in a Greco-Roman-style complete with colonnades and columns. — Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 But even without Trump ordering up porticoes and colonnades, the architects would likely have looked backward to look forward. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 From the west colonnade of the memorial, visitors can see the Potomac River, the Arlington National Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 The grand walled Greco-Roman settlement is entered through 2nd-century Hadrian’s Arch and includes the Temple of Zeus, the Hippodrome, the Temple of Artemis and the Forum’s oval colonnade of 56 Corinthian columns. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for colonnade

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Like many of the homes throughout Virginia, Birdwood Mansion was built according to Jeffersonian architectural and design ideals, with symmetrical details like an entrance portico, Doric columns, and impressive brickwork.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
But the massive portico did not protect them from the lashing rain.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of portico

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As the day winds down, get cozy in the living room for a game of cards and a glass of South African wine, or watch the sun set from the stone terrace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The owner’s cabin, cleverly positioned at the bow, opens to a forward terrace with a Jacuzzi.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

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From feeding hobos on the back porch in the night in the Great Depression to marching against wars for oil in the Eighties and Nineties.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
This had been the original barn on the Pierce property, raised back when the entirety of the Pierce farm could be seen from the porch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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