A sacred roofed courtyard with a central pillar (the potomitan), used as a space for voodoo ceremonies, either alone or as an adjunct to an enclosed temple or altar-room.
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
A porch surrounded by columns.
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.