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kiosk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ki·osk /ˈkiːɒsk $ -ɑːsk/ noun [countable]  1. SHOP/STOREa small building in the street, where newspapers, sweets etc are sold 〔街上出售报纸、糖果等的〕小亭,售货亭2. British English old-fashionedTCT a public telephone box 公用电话亭4  See picture of 见图 kiosk
Examples from the Corpus
kioskThere must be a kiosk selling phone cards around here somewhere.
From Longman Business Dictionarykioskki‧osk /ˈkiːɒsk-ɑːsk/ noun [countable]COMMERCE a small, moveable building in the street where cigarettes, newspapers etc are soldMany of the new businesses are small, one-person outfits, snack kiosks and the like.Origin kiosk (1800-1900) French kiosque, from Turkish kösk small bulding for sitting in
ki·osk nounChineseSyllable
street, small Business newspapers, the Corpus etc a in sweets building where


kiosk
kiosk /ˈkiːɒsk $ -ɑːsk/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: kiosque, from Turkish kösk 'small bulding for sitting in'
1. a small building in the street, where newspapers, sweets etc are sold
2. British English old-fashioned a public telephone box


kioskBrE /ˈkiːɒsk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkiːɑːsk/ 🔊 nouna small shop/store, open at the front, where newspapers, drinks, etc. are sold. In some countries kiosks also sell food and things used in the home. (出售报纸、饮料等的)小亭;售货亭;报刊亭 SYN stand (old-fashioned, BrE) a public telephone box 公用电话亭 SYN booth