Meaning of lanai | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
   Florida, Hawaii
2. The sixth largest island of Hawaii, mostly privately owned.

Equivalents

Examples

“‘If they vomit in the lanai, that's for the butler to handle⟳.’”

“In Honolulu, Nancy Peacock, an architect, said her clients increasingly requested “punees,” as daybeds are known in Hawaii — sometimes on the lanai, the covered porch of the house.”

“Afterward, Lili‘u and Stevenson found time to talk⟳ quietly with each other on the bungalow's lānai.”

“While in Hawaii, he [Elon Musk] has resided at places owned by the billionaire Larry Ellison on the island of Lanai.”

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