pavillon

Definitions of pavillon
  1. noun
    large and often sumptuous tent
    synonyms: auvent
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    type of:
    tente
    a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
  2. noun
    a small roofed building affording shade and rest
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    type of:
    bâtiment, construction, édifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  3. noun
    a building that is occupied by a social club
    synonyms: club
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    bâtiment, construction, édifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  4. noun
    the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
    synonyms: auricule
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    type of:
    structure cartilagineuse
    body structure given shape by cartilage
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