[ gə'zi:bəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a small building, especially one in the garden of a house, that gives a wide view of the surrounding area.
Origin
C18: perh. humorously from gaze , in imitation of L. future tenses ending in -ebo : cf. lavabo .
[ gə'zi:bəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a small building, especially one in the garden of a house, that gives a wide view of the surrounding area.
Origin
C18: perh. humorously from gaze , in imitation of L. future tenses ending in -ebo : cf. lavabo .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004