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Meanings of marquee in English

Portuguese
sinal de loja
Catalan
rètol de botiga
Spanish
marquesina
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Structure placed over the entrance to a hotel, theatre, casino, train station, or similar building.

sinal de loja
Portuguese
pavilhão
Catalan
pavelló

Large and often sumptuous tent.

pavilhão
Synonyms
Examples for "business sign"
Examples for "business sign"
1
She passed my business sign every day on her way to work.
Rebel island
2
A replica of the original business sign hangs in a second-story window.
Ebony
3
The drugstore a video rental place with a going-out-of- business sign in the window.
Crooked letter, crooked letter
4
She'd set her wineglass on top of my business sign:
Mission road
5
Border Patrol agents found the van after it had crashed into trash cans and a business sign, rolling over several times, Barrera said.
Reuters
1
And thereupon she pointed to the only door that was covered with a screen of green leather displaying a commercial sign,-enormous ,gildedand pretentious.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
2
NRA spokesman Sean O'Neill yesterday confirmed it offered to reinstate the commercial signs.
The Irish Times
3
While many of the clinics are well-marked and advertised, scores operate out of private homes or offices with no commercial signs.
Reuters
4
This was composed of motor trucks, open and closed, that still had their old commercial signs under their covering of dust and spots of mud.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Catalan
marquesina

Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.

marquesina

A portable lodging (usually made from waterproof plastic, animal hide or canvas streched by poles) that is used for sheltering people and objects from the weather when camping or at festivals.

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Usage of marquee in English
1
The company has several marquee customers in the aviation and energy sectors.
Reuters
2
Bigelow: You cast not for marquee value but for performance and talent.
Reuters
3
But the band is striking up; we must adjourn to the marquee.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03
4
There was a sign on the marquee, although it wasn't yet illuminated.
Tell me, pretty maiden
5
Blotnik must have seen his future light up like a Hollywood marquee.
Cross Bones
6
Saturday sees the main marquee transformed into a catwalk for fashion evening.
The Irish Times
7
It's a marquee staple that brings together basketball's plethora of different cultures.
Ebony
8
A few minutes later McKay was again called in to the marquee.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
9
My first marquee, for my first real job in comedy, September 1979.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
10
The floor of the marquee was spread with a thick velvet carpet.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
11
The Wildcats' game at Oregon is one of the league's marquee matchups.
Reuters
12
There was no hiding place, not for any of this marquee group.
The Irish Times
13
Lately, HBO has been ramping up development with projects from marquee auspices.
Reuters
14
We walked out into the darkness and made for our own marquee.
Combed Out
15
Speaking of input, the Galaxy Note's other marquee feature is its stylus.
Wired
16
Hail smashed the marquee of the landmark Lakewood Theatre in East Dallas.
Reuters
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Translations for marquee
Spanish
marquesina
Marquee through the time
Marquee across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common