1. a large tent used for outdoor events or entertainment
2. a light, ornamental building in a garden or park
3. a building or part of a building that projects from the main structure
Usage: architecture

1. to furnish or cover with a pavilion or tent
Usage: formal

Examples

• The wedding reception was held in a white pavilion on the lawn.
• Visitors can rest in the wooden pavilion overlooking the lake.
• The hospital’s new pavilion houses the cardiac surgery unit.
• The concert pavilion can seat over 5,000 people.
• They pavilioned the outdoor market to protect vendors from rain.
• The ornate pavilion in the botanical garden was built in 1892.
• Food trucks gathered around the festival pavilion.