Vi fant 4 definisjoner av edifice på engelsk.
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| edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" | ||
| building | ||
| structure, construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | ||
| abattoir, slaughterhouse, shambles, butchery a building where animals are butchered | ||
| annex, annexe, wing, extension an addition that extends a main building | ||
| antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, vestibule, lobby, hall a large entrance or reception room or area | ||
| apartment building, apartment house a building that is divided into apartments | ||
| architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | ||
| aviary, bird sanctuary, volary a building where birds are kept | ||
| bathing machine, bathhouse a building containing public baths | ||
| bowling alley a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins | ||
| centre, center a low-lying region in central France | ||
| chapterhouse a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity | ||
| clubhouse, club a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" | ||
| quoin, corner the keystone of an arch | ||
| nook, corner a sheltered and secluded place | ||
| cornerstone a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | ||
| cornerstone a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | ||
| courtyard, court respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" | ||
| cullis a gutter in a roof | ||
| dorm, residence hall, student residence, dormitory, hall a college or university building containing living quarters for students | ||
| elevator, lift lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | ||
| exterior door, outside door a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building | ||
| farm building a building on a farm | ||
| feedlot a building where livestock are fattened for market | ||
| firetrap a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire | ||
| storey, story, level, floor a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" | ||
| foundation stone a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building | ||
| gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) | ||
| gazebo, summerhouse a small roofed building affording shade and rest | ||
| government building a building that houses a branch of government | ||
| glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | ||
| hall a large building for meetings or entertainment | ||
| hall a large building for meetings or entertainment | ||
| hall of fame a building containing trophies honoring famous people | ||
| heating plant, heating system, heating, heat utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating" | ||
| hotel a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | ||
| casino-hotel, hotel-casino a building that houses both a hotel and a casino | ||
| house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house" | ||
| house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house" | ||
| interior door a door that closes off rooms within a building | ||
| library a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study | ||
| health facility, healthcare facility, medical building building where medicine is practiced | ||
| ministry the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry" | ||
| dead room, morgue, mortuary a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation | ||
| observatory a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena | ||
| office block, office building a building containing offices where work is done | ||
| opium den a building where opium is sold and used | ||
| outbuilding a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building | ||
| packinghouse a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products | ||
| house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship any building where congregations gather for prayer | ||
| planetarium an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems | ||
| presbytery building reserved for the officiating clergy | ||
| eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant a building where people go to eat | ||
| rest house a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels) | ||
| rink, skating rink building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating | ||
| roman building a building constructed by the ancient Romans | ||
| roof a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | ||
| room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | ||
| rotunda a large circular room | ||
| ruin a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins" | ||
| scantling, stud an upright in house framing | ||
| schoolhouse, school a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning" | ||
| shaft a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) | ||
| shooting gallery an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice | ||
| signal box, signal tower a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains | ||
| skeletal frame, underframe, skeleton, frame the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" | ||
| skyscraper a very tall building with many stories | ||
| staircase, stairway a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | ||
| student union a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body | ||
| tap house, tavern a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks | ||
| telco building, telecom hotel a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing" | ||
| temple place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity | ||
| theater, theatre, house a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" | ||
| upstairs the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs" | ||
| wall an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" | ||
| bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse, bagnio a building where prostitutes are available | ||
| window a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air | ||
| crawl space, crawlspace low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing | ||
