Recent Examples on the WebAristotle's school of Peripatetic philosophers was named after the colonnade, or walk (peripatos), that was a major feature of his university, and it is believed that Aristotle himself taught while in motion. David G. Allan, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 Iron Range whose entire populace could have fit inside the Harvard Stadium colonnade. John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022 The river-facing terrace features a colonnade of Portland stone, and each column was reinforced with steel to meet today’s safety standards, then re-clad in Portland stone. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2022 The French provincial manor in the Reserve enclave was built in 2008 and has a grand colonnade with five sets of French doors that open to a vaulted gallery.Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 Crews were working to clean the white granite surfaces of the colonnade, which faces the U.S. Capitol.Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2022 The fateful coming of the enemy to Dunsinane is foreshadowed by Dechant in the throne room, where columns were laid out with the same proportions as a colonnade of trees the invading forces would later pass through.CNN, 14 Jan. 2022 An enclosed colonnade leads to a pool pavilion with arched, conservatory-style windows.oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2021 With its cupola on a gallery above a balustrade over a colonnade on a plinth, the many-layered little temple distills High Renaissance sublimity into a compact package. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2021 See More
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Etymology
French, from Italian colonnato, from colonna column