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US
/ˌbɛɫvəˈdɪɹ, ˌbɛɫvɪˈdɪɹ/
]
[ UK /bˈɛlvɪdˌiə/ ]
[ UK /bˈɛlvɪdˌiə/ ]
NOUN
- a gazebo sited to command a fine view
- densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
How To Use belvedere In A Sentence
- His uncles played for Belvedere and, from his first arrival, he seemed destined for good things.
- Everybody else stayed on the belvedere, sipping iced drinks.
- At the top, a contemporary version of a belvedere frames a final breathtaking vista before visitors immerse themselves in the dense fabric and delights of the historic centre.
- Captain John Frankford, commanding the 18-gun privateer Belvedere out of Philadelphia, had several spirited engagements with French xebecs and privateers off the Spanish coast in the spring of 1799 during the Quasi-War with France.
- There isn't a belvedere to match that outside of the capital. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
- The theme of dematerialisation is reprised at the top of the block, which is crowned with a glass belvedere (for meetings-with-a-view), connected to the lower floors by a serpentine spiral staircase.
- Jeremy Strode, the chef from the 90-seat Belvedere restaurant, has devised a Californian-style menu.
- He lived with his mistress at a luxurious estate in Normandy, to which he had added a grandiose belvedere.
- He went to Belvedere College after that but by that stage, the jumping bug had well and truly bitten and he was commuting daily to get his fix.
- At the apex, the belvedere foyer of the adaptable theatre circles its curve and allows views west down the water.