noun
- a row of columns supporting a roof structure
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The museum’s entrance featured an impressive colonnade of marble columns.
- Visitors walked through the colonnade to reach the main building.
- The ancient Greek temple was famous for its beautiful colonnade.
- A colonnade surrounded the courtyard on three sides.
- The architect designed a modern colonnade for the new library.
- Students often gathered under the university’s historic colonnade.