Definition of pavilion Pavilion

/pʌvɪˈljʌn/ - [puvilyun] - pa•vil•ion

We found 23 definitions of pavilion from 8 different sources.

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What does pavilion mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pavilions

pavilion - large and often sumptuous tent
  marquee
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pavilion (n.)
    A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts.
  • pavilion (n.)
    A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile.
  • pavilion (n.)
    A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
  • pavilion (n.)
    Same as Tent (Her.)
  • pavilion (n.)
    That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant.
  • pavilion (n.)
    The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
  • pavilion (n.)
    A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
  • pavilion (v. t.)
    To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pavilion
    The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pavilion
    pa-vil′yun, n. a tent: an ornamental building often turreted or domed: (mil.) a tent raised on posts: a canopy or covering: the outer ear: a flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.—v.t. to furnish with pavilions: to shelter, as with a tent.—n. Pavil′ion-roof, a roof sloping equally on all sides. [Fr. pavillon—L. papilio, a butterfly, a tent.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • pavilion
    A state tent.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • pavilion
    A tent raised on posts; a flag, colors, ensign, or banner; in heraldry, a covering in form of a tent, investing the armories of kings.

Part of speech

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  • pavilion, verb, present, 1st person singular of pavilion (infinitive).
  • pavilion, verb (infinitive).
  • pavilion, noun, singular of pavilions.

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