gazebo
noun
ga·ze·bo
gə-ˈzē-(ˌ)bō 
also -ˈzā-
plural gazebos
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: a freestanding roofed structure usually open on the sides
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a gazebo on the mansion's south lawn
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Israel Piza, a father of five who lives in the eastern Coachella Valley community of Thermal and works in the fields and in landscaping, would like to see trails at the Salton Sea state park dotted with gazebos, benches, water fountains and trees.
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Walk-out ranch home with gazebo out back for $884,000
A walk-out ranch in the Weston Hills neighborhood sold for $884,000 on Nov. 7.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Outside, the home boasts a wrap-around covered porch with two gazebos.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Outside was the gazebo where the 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot dead by a police officer in Cleveland in 2014; working with Rice’s mother, Gates brought the structure to Chicago to save it from demolition.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Walk-out ranch home with gazebo out back for $884,000
A walk-out ranch in the Weston Hills neighborhood sold for $884,000 on Nov. 7.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Outside, the home boasts a wrap-around covered porch with two gazebos.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Outside was the gazebo where the 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot dead by a police officer in Cleveland in 2014; working with Rice’s mother, Gates brought the structure to Chicago to save it from demolition.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Gazebo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazebo. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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gazebo
noun
ga·ze·bo
gə-ˈzē-bō
plural gazebos
: a freestanding roofed structure usually open on the sides
Etymology
perhaps from gaze and Latin -ebo, as in videbo "I shall see"
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