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Definition of Kiosk
1. Noun. Small area set off by walls for special use.
Generic synonyms: Closet
Specialized synonyms: Confessional, Polling Booth, Prompt Box, Prompter's Box, Shower Bath, Shower Stall, Call Box, Phone Booth, Telephone Booth, Telephone Box, Telephone Kiosk, Tolbooth, Tollbooth, Tollhouse, Voting Booth
Definition of Kiosk
1. n. A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.
2. n. A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.
Definition of Kiosk
1. Noun. a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. ¹
2. Noun. a similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensation of tickets, etc. ¹
3. Noun. a Turkish garden pavillion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kiosk
1. an open booth [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kiosk
Literary usage of Kiosk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Climate and Weather of San Diego, California: Prepared Under the by Ford Ashman Carpenter, Willis Luther Moore (1913)
"CHAPTER XXIV THE WEATHER kiosk IN THE PLAZA WHEN in the city of Washington a few
summers ago, the writer noticed what appeared to be a miniature Greek ..."
2. Guide to the Eastern Mediterranean: Including Greece and the Greek Islands by inc. Macmillan, firm publishers London, Macmillan & Co, Macmillan, firm, publishers, London (1904)
"When the Sultan visits the Seraglio, for the ceremony of Hirka-i-Sherif, he rests
in the kiosk while portions of the Koran are recited before him. ..."
3. Sketches of Turkey in 1831 and 1832 by James Ellsworth De Kay (1833)
"We landed just above Seraglio Point, near a green building resembling a large
tent, and which is known under the name of the Yallo kiosk. ..."
4. A Handbook for Travellers in the Ionian Islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor by John Murray (Firm) (1840)
"Jeni Кари, the new gate, is close the Alai kiosk at the corner of the Imperial
Seraglio ; turn to the right, round the gate of the ..."
5. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"... modern City — Imperial Armoury—Vase of the Byzantine Emperors—Description of
the four principal Sultanas—Interior of the Seraglio—Sultan's kiosk—CHAREM, ..."
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