kiosk
kiosk.
1. Oriental summer-palace or pavilion for temporary resort.
2. Small open or partly open free-standing structure, the roof (often tent-like) carried on posts or a light colonnade, used as a garden-pavilion, band-stand, or summer-house, often with an orientalizing character, in the Moorish, Hindoo, or other exotic style.
3. Public telephone-box or a small stall for the sale of newspapers, etc.
1. Oriental summer-palace or pavilion for temporary resort.
2. Small open or partly open free-standing structure, the roof (often tent-like) carried on posts or a light colonnade, used as a garden-pavilion, band-stand, or summer-house, often with an orientalizing character, in the Moorish, Hindoo, or other exotic style.
3. Public telephone-box or a small stall for the sale of newspapers, etc.
kiosk
ki·osk / ˈkēˌäsk/ • n. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold. ∎ (usu. telephone kiosk) Brit. a telephone booth.
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