colonnade

[kol-uh-neyd] /ˌkɒl əˈneɪd/
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.
Origin
1710-20; < French, equivalent to colonne column + -ade -ade1, on the model of Italian colonnato
Related forms
colonnaded, adjective
Examples from the web for colonnade
  • The suggestion of a colonnade along this facade is handled by piers alternating between tall dark window columns.
  • Two players, fiercely engaged in the rivalries of the game, squatting in the shade of a colonnade and laughing.
  • Then he suddenly recoiled, as he turned one of the four corners of the colonnade.
  • Turning at one of the four corners of the colonnade, he suddenly recoils.
  • So the itch to flaunt something, in the face of all this treasure and colonnade, is a time-honored one.
  • The monument consists of an impressive double colonnade rising above a long terrace.
  • At one time a colonnade had surrounded the central unit.
  • The memorial is a curving colonnade, flanked at the ends by a chapel and a map room.
  • With its arching vine-covered colonnade and raised stage, this space is perfect for small weddings.
  • Architecturally, their elevations are divided into a rusticated base and a colonnade with an entablature and balustrade.
British Dictionary definitions for colonnade

colonnade

/ˌkɒləˈneɪd/
noun
1.
a set of evenly-spaced columns
2.
a row of regularly spaced trees
Derived Forms
colonnaded, adjective
Word Origin
C18: from French, from colonnecolumn; on the model of Italian colonnato, from colonna column
Word Origin and History for colonnade
n.

1718, from French colonnade, from Italian colonnato, from colonna "column," from Latin columna "pillar" (see hill).