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pergolas

  • plural
    of pergola.
    pergola
    noun
    an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.

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In 1951, his collections were sold off and the pavilions and pergolas he built were knocked down.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2025

Manual and motorized shades can be added to pergolas to provide more privacy.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2023

A pool and hot tub behind the house are flanked by two pergolas wrapped in vines.

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2022

The bunker then opens onto an expansive outdoor space decorated with American flags and bunting and landscaped with palm trees, pathways and pergolas.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2022

The grounds, in places, bore signs of the geometric Victorian trimness which had been their original form: drained fish-pools; the long white colonnades of skeleton pergolas; rock-bordered parterres where flowers no longer grew.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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