colonnade

[ kol-uh-neyd ]

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌcolonˈnaded, adjective

Other Words From

• colon·naded 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

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

Among the restored sections are some of the palace's massive colonnades.

From BBC

The capitals of the columns that support the colonnade bordering an enclosed garden don’t just feature angels and saints, but also Hopi dancers and an Inuit igloo.

From Los Angeles Times

Just below, sculpted panels stood at intervals along all four sides, while an unbroken strip of relief sculpture - the frieze - depicting a religious procession ran around the outer wall inside the colonnade.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• portico