kiosk

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When you enter from First Avenue South and Royal Brougham, near the big glove sculpture, the kiosk will be at the top of the stairs on the left.

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  1. noun A small open gazebo or pavilion.
  2. noun A small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth.
  3. noun A cylindrical structure on which advertisements are posted.

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  • She had cast a mistrustful look at the dark plush curtain behind the ticket-kiosk, and at the greyish walls of the passage. —  Maigret’s Little Joke - Georges Simenon - 78
  • The date of completion for the kiosk is undetermined, Logie said. —  Independent Collegian RSS
  • When you enter from First Avenue South and Royal Brougham, near the big glove sculpture, the kiosk will be at the top of the stairs on the left. —  The Seattle Times
  • ATMs, menu ordering, remote controls, AV controllers, video gaming machines (I live in Vegas, they're everywhere), any kind of kiosk-type device, ... —  OSNews
  • Crepe stands in France, for example, may be as permanently situated as a kiosk or newsstand, and some take-out windows —  Refinance 2nd Mortgage
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French kiosque, from Turkish köşk, from Middle Persian gōshak, corner, from Avestan *gaoshaka-, diminutive of gaosha-, ear.

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  1. Also kiosque; from French Kiosque = G. Polish kiosk, from Turkish, kushk (kyushk), a summer-house, pavilion, from Persian kushk, a palace, villa, pavilion, portico.
 

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