Plaza
['plɑːzə] or ['plæzə]
Definition
(noun.) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; 'a good plaza should have a movie house'; 'they spent their weekends at the local malls'.
(noun.) a public square with room for pedestrians; 'they met at Elm Plaza'; 'Grosvenor Place'.
Inputed by Angela--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A public square in a city or town.
Edited by Cathryn
Examples
- Tars Tarkas advanced toward me, holding out one of his arms, and we thus proceeded to the plaza without further mishap. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- So that, from the doorway of the _Ayuntamiento_, looking across the plaza, one coming out would see two solid lines of people waiting. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There was no noise now in the plaza as all were waiting to see who it was that would come out. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Massive, symmetrical and harmonious, its highest point reaches 307? feet above the plaza on the east. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- When within a square of the plaza this small command, ten companies in all, was brought to a halt. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- While the priest was engaged in these duties, Pablo organized those in the plaza into two lines. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The people in the temple plaza and in the streets for a distance of a full mile were standing as close packed as it was possible for them to get. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- On regaining the plaza I had my third glimpse of the captive girl. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Thus I made the journey to the vicinity of the plaza without detection. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- My home now was upon an avenue leading into the plaza from the south, the main artery down which we had marched from the gates of the city. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Two meters was left between the lines and they extended from the door of the _Ayuntamiento_ clear across the plaza to the edge of the cliff. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The balconies of the houses look out on the plaza. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The 3d and 4th regiments of infantry made an advance nearly to the plaza in this way and with heavy loss. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I grasped her proffered arm and together we crossed the plaza toward a large building on the far side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- That horrible Sarkoja has been before Tal Hajus, she cried, and from what I heard upon the plaza there is little hope for either of you. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The avenues and plazas of Helium were filled with people. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Typist: Willard