colonnade
Americannoun
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Architecture. a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof.
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a series of trees planted in a long row, as on each side of a driveway or road.
noun
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a set of evenly-spaced columns
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a row of regularly spaced trees
Other Word Forms
- colonnaded adjective
Etymology
Origin of colonnade
1710–20; < French, equivalent to colonne column + -ade -ade 1, on the model of Italian colonnato
Example Sentences
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According to a recent interview with the New York Times, he intends to build a second story atop the West Wing colonnade.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
"The White House is therefore considering the idea of a modest one-storey addition to the West Wing colonnade which would serve to restore a sense of symmetry around the original central pavilion."
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
He unveiled a "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the West Wing colonnade in September, displaying gold-framed portraits of himself and the 44 other presidents along the white exterior wall.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
His project, which envisioned an abstract colonnade that would have reflected the classical language of the Parkway, was abandoned in 2005.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
At the north end, the beech roots formed a kind of irregular colonnade.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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