kiosk
a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.
a thick, columnlike structure on which notices, advertisements, etc., are posted.
an interactive computer terminal available for public use, as one with internet access or site-specific information: Students use kiosks to look up campus events.
an open pavilion or summerhouse common in Turkey and Iran.
British. a telephone booth.
Origin of kiosk
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How to use kiosk in a sentence
Ticket holders can even buy drinks and merchandise at kiosks.
Missing Broadway? In Sydney, the lights are still on for ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Frozen’ and more. | Peter Marks | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostAs soon as the fair started, I scanned the room checking out the titles at each kiosk.
Quest for more coverage: Making a case for larger exports from Google Search Console’s Coverage reporting | Glenn Gabe | February 9, 2021 | Search Engine LandIn addition, Google held one of their Product Fairs where Googlers set up kiosks showing off projects they are working on.
Quest for more coverage: Making a case for larger exports from Google Search Console’s Coverage reporting | Glenn Gabe | February 9, 2021 | Search Engine LandNow a service-dog handler will be able to check in online or at a kiosk, just like any other passenger, with the same time requirements.
Why the Emotional Support Dog Ban Is Good for Everyone | Wes Siler | December 9, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe company is bringing together these three channels in what it is calling MyMcDonald’s—an experience that includes elements like mobile ordering and digital menu boards and kiosks.
McDonald’s responds to the pandemic with faster drive-thrus, loyalty points, and a new chicken sandwich | Beth Kowitt | November 9, 2020 | Fortune
In May, Daugaard traveled to neighboring Minnesota to open a kiosk in the Mall of America to attract workers to his state.
A secret trap door in the kiosk below the clock leads to a spiral staircase down to the lower level info booth.
Maybe he chose the elementary school in part because the high-school entrance has a security kiosk manned by a guard.
Nancy Lanza Was Deluded to Keep Guns at Home With Troubled Adam | Michael Daly | December 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTUpon your return, an officer from Customs and Border Protection directs you to a kiosk that looks like an ATM.
U.S. Tests a Lie Detector–Type Machine for Interrogations on the Mexican Border | G. W. Schulz | July 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA border kiosk, however, may be worth consideration, he says.
U.S. Tests a Lie Detector–Type Machine for Interrogations on the Mexican Border | G. W. Schulz | July 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Momoy had attended the wedding, so his posthumous emotion can be appreciated: he had been near the kiosk.
The Reign of Greed | Jose RizalHe stepped out of a kiosk onto an upper deck, thirty feet above the surface.
The Sensitive Man | Poul William AndersonA veritable kiosk of dreamland now, which one feels is about to disappear for ever under these waters which will subside no more!
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiNo doubt, round their kiosk there are crowds all day, in roars of laughter, at the chaffing perpetually going on.
They embraced and kissed each other, and the sister led the brother up into the kiosk, and had his horse taken to a stable.
Serbian Folk-lore | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for kiosk
/ (ˈkiːɒsk) /
a small sometimes movable booth from which cigarettes, newspapers, light refreshments, etc, are sold
mainly British a telephone box
mainly US a thick post on which advertisements are posted
(in Turkey, Iran, etc, esp formerly) a light open-sided pavilion
Origin of kiosk
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