Pronunciations (2)
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/vəˈɹæn.də/
Pronunciation notes
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vəˈɹæn.də
Noun
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
- Examples
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Boulte ate his breakfast, advised her to see her Arab pony fed in the veranda, and went out.
More examples (1)
No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
Our part of the veranda did not hang over the gorge, but edged the meadow where half a dozen large and sleek horses had stopped grazing to join us.
Noun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
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