Cŏl'on-nāde', n.

n. [Fr. colonnade, Sp. colunada, colunata, It. colonnata, from It. colonna, Sp. coluna, Fr. colonne, Lat. columna, column.] (Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals.

☞ When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building, a peristyle; when the rows of columns are double or more, they form a polystyle.