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pavilion

noun as in domed building or tent

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When completed, the rigorously composed, historically inspired stone pavilion bore all the hallmarks of Johnson and Kelly’s more than half dozen collaborations.

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The delegation from the U.K. fled their pavilion, abandoning coffee and snacks after a hole appeared in the tent roof, lightning crackling in the sky.

BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside where fire engines raced past.

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A fire erupted at a pavilion inside the venue of the UN's climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, prompting panicked delegates to run for the exits, AFP journalists said.

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Our critic noted that “as always at the Biennale, the delights came from unexpected places,” such as the pavilions from Bahrain and Serbia.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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