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kiosk

[ kee-osk, kee-osk ]

noun

  1. a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.
  2. a thick, columnlike structure on which notices, advertisements, etc., are posted.
  3. an interactive computer terminal available for public use, as one with internet access or site-specific information:

    Students use kiosks to look up campus events.

  4. an open pavilion or summerhouse common in Turkey and Iran.
  5. British. a telephone booth.


kiosk

/ ˈ쾱ːɒ /

noun

  1. a small sometimes movable booth from which cigarettes, newspapers, light refreshments, etc, are sold
  2. a telephone box
  3. a thick post on which advertisements are posted
  4. (in Turkey, Iran, etc, esp formerly) a light open-sided pavilion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kiosk1

First recorded in 1615–25; from French kiosque “stand in a public park,” ultimately from Turkish öş “villa,” from Persian ū “palace, villa”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kiosk1

C17: from French kiosque bandstand, from Turkish ö, from Persian ū pavilion
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They then stepped out of the booth, selected their favorite shots at a kiosk and waited about 60 seconds for the photos to develop.

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Joel Wolfe, the agent for Sasaki, said he had visited multiple ballparks in Japan with a team store for home team merchandise and a kiosk for Dodgers merchandise.

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Such advancements were made to the McDonald’s mobile app along with its self-service kiosks, which received a handful of complaints from customers online.

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The latest application was for a coffee kiosk on the land inside a converted horsebox.

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The fire started in the kiosk near the stadium's main entrance just before 18:00 GMT as fans gathered for a presentation of the club's January signings on a stage.

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