KIOSK


Meaning of KIOSK in English

/kee"osk, kee osk"/ , n.

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. Brit. a telephone booth.

[ 1615-25; kiosque stand in a public park kösk villa

kushk palace, villa ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .