kiosk

[ kee-osk, kee-osk ]

/ ˈki ɒsk, kiˈɒsk /

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noun

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.

Nearby words

Origin of kiosk

1615–25; < French kiosque stand in a public park ≪ Turkish köşk villa < Persian kūshk palace, villa

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Examples from the Web for kiosk

In May, Daugaard traveled to neighboring Minnesota to open a kiosk in the Mall of America to attract workers to his state.
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A secret trap door in the kiosk below the clock leads to a spiral staircase down to the lower level info booth.
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Upon your return, an officer from Customs and Border Protection directs you to a kiosk that looks like an ATM.
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No, but I see a kiosk over there where a modest meal may be had.
The Mesmerist's Victim|Alexandre Dumas

They greeted each other, and the sister said to him, ‘Come, my brother—come with me into the kiosk.’
Serbian Folk-lore|Anonymous
If this shelter were erected, it would increase the value of the Kiosk as a refreshment bar by a hundred per cent.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell
Go back to the Vizier's kiosk while he hath not noticed thy absence.
The Slaves of the Padishah|Mr Jkai
"They have had time enough to cover the distance to the kiosk and back twice over," remarked the Kizlar-Aga.
Halil the Pedlar|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for kiosk

kiosk

/ (ˈkiːɒsk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for kiosk

C17: from French kiosque bandstand, from Turkish kösk, from Persian kūshk pavilion

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Word Origin and History for kiosk

kiosk

1620s, "open pavilion," from French kiosque (17c.), from Turkish koshk, kiöshk "pavilion, palace," from Persian kushk "palace, portico." Later of newsstands (1865). Modern sense influenced by British telephone kiosk (1928).