Arbor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɑːbə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arbor is a noun meaning A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
Meaning
A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
More Meanings
- A grove of trees.
- An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
- A bar for supporting cutting tools.
- A spindle of a wheel.
Example Sentences
Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbor, and explore her vast back lot,
Children swung from the branches of the banyan tree, teenagers climbed into the arbours of orchids and gourds into which the abandoned cars had been transformed.
Word Forms
- arbors
- arbores
- arbour
Synonyms for arbor
Depending on context, synonyms include bower, spindle, mandrel, arbour, mandril, pergola.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arbour, bower, mandrel, spindle, pergola, mandril.
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