marqueenoun [ C ]
uk/mɑːˈkiː/us/mɑːrˈkiː/marquee noun [ C ] (TENT)
UK a large tent used for eating and drinking in at events held mainly outside that involve a lot of people:
We're planning to hold the wedding reception in a marquee in the garden.
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Public entertainment venues
- auditorium
- bandstand
- bar
- boozer
- brewpub
- drive-in
- fleshpot
- flick
- free house
- gastropub
- honky-tonk
- nineteenth
- palace
- pavilion
- picture
- playhouse
- pub
- public bar
- public house
- saloon
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marquee noun [ C ] (ROOF)
US a roof-like structure that sticks out over the entrance to a public building, especially a theatre, and on which there is usually a sign
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Parts of buildings: passages & entrance areas
- arcade
- archway
- concourse
- corridor
- desk
- entryway
- foyer
- gangway!
- gateway
- hall
- hallway
- lobby
- passage
- patio
- porch
- portico
- reception
- terrace
- vestibule
marqueeadjective [ before noun ]
uk/mɑːˈkiː/us/mɑːrˈkiː/USbeing the main performer or sports person in a show, film, sports event, etc. or being the performer, etc. whose name will attract most people to the show, film, etc.:
The studio chiefs wanted a marquee name in the lead role, not some unknown.
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Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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