1.
[syn: summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia]
2. a gazebo sited to command a fine view;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Belvedere \Bel`ve*dere"\, n. [It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful +
vedere to see.] (Arch.)
A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open,
constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
belvedere
n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red
in autumn [syn: summer cypress, burning bush, fire
bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia
scoparia]
2: a gazebo sited to command a fine view
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "belvedere":
Havana, Texas tower, alcove, beacon, bleachers, box of cigars,
bridge, cheroot, cigar, cigar box, cigar case, cigar cutter,
cigarillo, colorado, conning tower, corona, gallery, gazebo,
grandstand, humidor, lighthouse, lookout, loophole,
observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, pagoda,
peanut gallery, peephole, pharos, ringside, ringside seat, rope,
sighthole, stinker, stogie, top gallery, tower, trichinopoly,
watchtower
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Belvedere, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000): 2125
Housing Units (2000): 1059
Land area (2000): 0.535411 sq. miles (1.386708 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.886093 sq. miles (4.884958 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.421504 sq. miles (6.271666 sq. km)
FIPS code: 05164
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 37.874559 N, 122.465823 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 94920
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Belvedere, CA
Belvedere
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Belvedere, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
Population (2000): 5631
Housing Units (2000): 2430
Land area (2000): 3.919878 sq. miles (10.152438 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.005628 sq. miles (0.014577 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.925506 sq. miles (10.167015 sq. km)
FIPS code: 05410
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 33.531985 N, 81.943338 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Belvedere, SC
Belvedere