a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.
2.
a thick, columnlike structure on which notices, advertisements, etc., are posted.
3.
an interactive computer terminal available for public use, as one with Internet access or site-specific information:
Students use kiosks to look up campus events.
4.
an open pavilion or summerhouse common in Turkey and Iran.
5.
British. a telephone booth.
Origin
1615-25; < Frenchkiosque stand in a public park ≪ Turkishköşk villa < Persiankūshk palace, villa
Examples from the web for kiosks
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And shoppers are finding information on touch screen kiosks, rather than talking to attendants.
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Small bombs in cars or telephone kiosks are commonplace.
It wants to charge more, introduce new products and expand access to its services cheaply, through self-service kiosks.
One example are digital photo kiosks, which are already appearing in shopping malls and other locations.
The city council says it will ban the illegal billboards and limit the number of kiosks disfiguring beautiful buildings.
Technology allows firms to offshore back-office tasks, for instance, or replace cashiers with automated kiosks.
British Dictionary definitions for kiosks
kiosk
/ˈkiːɒsk/
noun
1.
a small sometimes movable booth from which cigarettes, newspapers, light refreshments, etc, are sold
2.
(mainly Brit) a telephone box
3.
(mainly US) a thick post on which advertisements are posted
4.
(in Turkey, Iran, etc, esp formerly) a light open-sided pavilion
Word Origin
C17: from French kiosque bandstand, from Turkish kösk, from Persian kūshk pavilion
Word Origin and History for kiosks
kiosk
n.
1620s, "open pavilion," from French kiosque (17c.), from Turkish koshk, kiöshk "pavilion, palace," from Persian kushk "palace, portico." Later of newsstands (1865). Modern sense influenced by British telephone kiosk (1928).