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Kiosk

//ˈkiˌɑsk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

    "I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared."

  2. 2
    small area set off by walls for special use wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.

    "Not only has the infamous upgrade gone by the wayside, but cashiers at fast-food restaurants are becoming increasingly uncommon. McDonald's started rolling out ordering kiosks at its US locations in 2015, and the chain hasn't looked back since: by 2020, most of its 14,000 locations will have kiosks installed."

  4. 4
    A public telephone booth.
  5. 5
    A Turkish garden pavilion.

Etymology

Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

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