colonnade
noun
col·on·nade
ˌkä-lə-ˈnād 
: a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure
Examples of colonnade in a Sentence
A colonnade surrounds the courtyard.
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Elon Musk, second from the left, walks along the colonnade at the White House on Feb. 19, 2025.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Friends of the Parks and Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois had hoped to force the removal of the new steel-and-glass arena rising within the colonnades of the 1924 stadium.
2007: Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot of the University of Illinois, performed for the last time.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
It was built in 1972, a single-story brick building with a perfunctory colonnade and parking in the rear.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square and outdoor exhibit of nativity scenes in the Bernini colonnade ringing it, qualifies as an at-risk target.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Friends of the Parks and Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois had hoped to force the removal of the new steel-and-glass arena rising within the colonnades of the 1924 stadium.
2007: Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot of the University of Illinois, performed for the last time.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
It was built in 1972, a single-story brick building with a perfunctory colonnade and parking in the rear.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square and outdoor exhibit of nativity scenes in the Bernini colonnade ringing it, qualifies as an at-risk target.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonnade. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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colonnade
noun
col·on·nade
ˌkäl-ə-ˈnād
: an evenly spaced row of columns usually supporting the base of a roof structure
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