Definition of "pavilion" []

• An ornate tent. (noun)
• A light, sometimes ornamental roofed structure, used for amusement or shelter, as at parks or fairs: a picnic pavilion. (noun)
• A usually temporary structure erected at a fair or show for use by an exhibitor: the French pavilion at the World's Fair. (noun)
• A large structure housing sports or entertainment facilities; an arena. (noun)
• A structure or another building connected to a larger building; an annex. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In front of the pavilion is a small observation deck."
• "On the lower ground floor of the pavilion is the gallery of the Overseas Settlement."
• "The centre of the pavilion is a great banqueting-hall with domed roof thirty feet above the tessellated pavement."