colonnade

[kol-uh-neyd]

noun

1. Architecture.,  a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof.

2. a series of trees planted in a long row, as on each side of a driveway or road.

colonnade

/ ˌkɒləˈneɪd /

noun

1. a set of evenly-spaced columns

2. a row of regularly spaced trees

Other Word Forms

• colonnaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of colonnade¹

1710–20; < French, equivalent to colonne column + -ade -ade ¹, on the model of Italian colonnato

Word History and Origins

Origin of colonnade¹

C18: from French, from colonne _column ; on the model of Italian colonnato, from colonna column

Example Sentences

Thanks to its 1920s-era Spanish Revival buildings, arched colonnades and broad public promenades, visiting it feels like stepping back to a time when walkability and simple elegance were the norm.

From Los Angeles Times

Retired Californian couples fanned themselves under the square's colonnades, and journalists from around the world shouted questions in shaky Italian at any cardinal who looked like they may have a vote in the upcoming conclave.

From BBC

Among the options under consideration is the opening of a new entrance to the Louvre beneath the colonnades at the palace's eastern end.

From BBC

Linked by colonnades stood two pavilions - one, a chapel; the other, a library.

From BBC

Sher’s staging situates the action on a raised platform surrounded by stone facades and colonnades.

From New York Times

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