arbor

as in pergola
a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over

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Recent Examples of arbor Trees will be delivered with stakes, ties, arbor guards and an instructional DVD on tree planting and maintenance. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 Plant grapes on an arbor so the ripening fruit dangles within easy reach for picking. Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024 Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises. 56. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024 An arbor or trellis anchored to the deck or wall is a good choice, but mandevillas can climb stakes, mailbox posts, or anything else sturdy enough to support their weight. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for arbor 
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Noun
  • In Southern California, open pergolas are more common due to abundant sun.
    Cassi Hallam, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Photo : Photography by Derek & Vee A rooftop pergola is fitted with a retractable sun shade.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Shading the fruit with a leaf canopy, adjusting the croploads per vine and being very precise with picking decisions all contribute to a more detailed base wine, the juice that precedes the secondary fermentation — the one that produces bubbles.
    Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Her parents obtained a mattress to supplant the rigid military-style cots, and built a canopy from bedsheets.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Come summer, the walled garden is a joyful place with its historic Kentish bower and formal planting, featuring fragrant roses, peonies and irises to replica a typical English garden.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The highest-ranking card of the original suit played wins the trick unless a card from the trump suit (including the left bower) is played, which would outrank any other card.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • Overnight temperatures can dip into the 40s Fahrenheit, and sea spray from the Mediterranean can dampen tents just steps away.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Many cities have struggled to build more affordable housing in recent years, while some communities have pushed for harsher laws banning tents and sleeping in public spaces.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Avoid foods that stick to the roof of your mouth, such as peanut butter.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Then there are also so many quintessential pop hits and Top 40 songs that blow it through the roof.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Yankees have successfully executed their Juan Soto backup plan, and have acquired an outfielder with a high ceiling without giving up much from their already-thin farm system.
    Joey Copponi, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For port days, there are shore excursions that cater to families, and the rooms have several clever arrangements like a bunk that comes out of the ceiling.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Don’t forget to soak up the stunning views from the Very Merry Vista dome observation cart before your time on this special train ride concludes.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The award-winning, sustainable dome hotel offers all-inclusive programs which can include trekking the iconic W trail, tracking pumas or wild horses, or even practicing yoga in the shadow of the Paine Towers.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Elsewhere in the city, a few surviving neon signs give way every year to cut-vinyl awnings, backlit fluorescent plexi, and most especially chains of single-color LEDs.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Duck under the familiar red-and-white-striped awning to find treats of all shapes and sizes—and from every era— at the always nostalgic Candy Factory.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024

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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

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