pavilion
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pa·vil·ion
(pə-vĭl′yən)n.
1. An ornate tent.
2.
a. A light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs: a picnic pavilion.
b. A usually temporary structure erected at a fair or show for use by an exhibitor: the French pavilion at the World's Fair.
c. A large structure housing sports or entertainment facilities; an arena.
3. A structure or another building connected to a larger building; an annex.
4. One of a group of related buildings forming a complex, as of a hospital.
5. The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gem, slanting outward from the culet to the girdle.
tr.v. pa·vil·ioned, pa·vil·ion·ing, pa·vil·ions
1. To cover or furnish with or as if with a pavilion.
2. To put in or as if in a pavilion.
[Middle English pavilon, from Old French pavillon, from Late Latin pāpiliō, pāpiliōn-, butterfly, tent (a tent being so called because the flaps at the entrance of a tent when drawn apart resemble the outspread wings of a butterfly), from Latin, butterfly; see pāl- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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pavilion
(pəˈvɪljən)n
1. (General Sporting Terms) Brit a building at a sports ground, esp a cricket pitch, in which players change
2. (Architecture) a summerhouse or other decorative shelter
3. (Architecture) a building or temporary structure, esp one that is open and ornamental, for housing exhibitions
4. (Historical Terms) a large ornate tent, esp one with a peaked top, as used by medieval armies
5. (Architecture) one of a set of buildings that together form a hospital or other large institution
6. (Jewellery) one of four main facets on a brilliant-cut stone between the girdle and the culet
vb (tr)
7. to place or set in or as if in a pavilion: pavilioned in splendour.
8. to provide with a pavilion or pavilions
[C13: from Old French pavillon canopied structure, from Latin pāpiliō butterfly, tent]
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pa•vil•ion
(pəˈvɪl yən)n.
1. a light, usu. open building, used for concerts, exhibits, etc.
2. any of a number of separate or attached buildings forming a hospital or the like.
3. a projecting element of a building facade, esp. at the center or ends, usu. suggesting a tower.
4. a tent, esp. a large and elaborate one.
5. Also called base. the part of a cut gem below the girdle.
[1250–1300; Middle English pavilon < Old French paveillon < Latin pāpiliōnem, acc. of pāpiliō butterfly]
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pavilion
Past participle: pavilioned
Gerund: pavilioning
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| Noun | 1. |  pavilion - large and often sumptuous tent collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" |
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Translations
سِرادِق،فُسطاط، صيوان، جَناح
šatnypavilón
=-klubhusklubhuspavillon
paviljonki
paviljon
sportklubház
skáli; útbygging; búningsklefi
別館
선수 대기실
paviljonas
paviljons
paviljong
พลับพลา
sayvansoyunma odaları binası
sảnh đường
pavilion
[pəˈvɪlɪən] N (for band) → quiosco m (Sport) → caseta f, vestuario m; (at trade fair) → pabellón mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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pavilion
n → Pavillon m; (old: = tent) → Zelt nt; (Brit Sport) (= changing pavilion) → Umkleideräume pl; (= clubhouse) → Klubhaus nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pavilion
[pəˈvɪlɪən] n (gen) → padiglione m (Sport) tribuna annessa ad un campo da cricket in cui sono anche alloggiati gli spogliatoiCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pavilion
(pəˈviljən) noun a building on a sports ground in which players change their clothes, store equipment etc. a cricket pavilion.
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pavilion
→ بِنَاءٌ خَاصٌ بِالْلَاّعِبِيـنَ فِي أرْضِ الْـمَلْعَبِ šatny pavillon Pavillon τέντα pabellón paviljonki pavillon paviljon padiglione 別館 선수 대기실 paviljoen klubbhus pawilon pavilhão палатка paviljong พลับพลา sayvan sảnh đường 亭阁Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009