arbor

as in pergola
a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over

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Recent Examples of arbor Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024 All wedding florals, from the arbor to the bar to the tent, were arranged by Petal to the Metal Florals' Leslie Bish. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Outside are a terrace with fireplace, dining arbor, and fountain, two-bedroom guest cottage, and one-bedroom pool house. The Week Staff, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 The vertical hypotenuse also goes straight through the arbor of the power reserve gauge. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for arbor
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Noun
  • Anne's handwriting on the house walls, colorful pergolas in the garden, and her standalone writing cottage, Edankraal, add to the cozy feel.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
  • This neat model takes a novel approach to the issue by offering an unusual interior layout that's topped by a rooftop terrace with seating and a pergola.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • However, sometimes embers can travel through the tree canopy.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This is a dance troupe across your tongue, a cartwheel through a canopy of taste, a three dimensional play on perception.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Come summer, the walled garden is a joyful place with its historic Kentish bower and formal planting, featuring fragrant roses, peonies and irises to replica a typical English garden.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Just remember, tents do not offer protection from lightning.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The tents are designed with private decks, outdoor showers, wooden hot tubs, and offer views of the Ruak River and jungles of Myanmar.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The ballpark design would see a seating capacity of 32,000 with a clear, retractable roof, allowing the facility to be used year round and ensure walk-up and guaranteed games, especially in the spring and early fall when Portland can see wetter weather.
    Maury Brown, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Scanner reports also said a part of a warehouse structure collapsed in the 2500 block of Texas 121 in Lewisville, and roof damage was reported at a warehouse in the 900 block of South Airport Drive in McKinney.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Custer said keeping five of Acero’s schools open next school year may put CPS in danger of breaching the 103% funding ceiling for charter schools placed on the district under state law, a cap the board was warned about by Alfonso Carmona, CPS’ chief portfolio officer, last week.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Due to the 85,000 numerical ceiling, getting permission to sponsor a highly skilled worker is arduous.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The balustrade at the far end affords one of the great panoramas of the Eternal City, with the dome of St. Peter’s etched on the horizon.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Other useful creature comforts include a roll-out shower tent and a deployable awning that offers plenty of shade on a sunny day.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Despite this, most festival goers camp within the festival grounds in tents, campervans or cars with awnings.
    Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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