patio
A flat, hard floor outside a building where people sit, eat, or relax.
A paved outdoor area next to a house, apartment, or restaurant where people can sit, eat, or relax.
- Base: patio
- Plural: patios
covered patio
1patio with a roof or cover
A patio that has a roof or cover over it so that rain and sun do not come in directly.
- They built a covered patio so they could sit outside even when it rains.
- The house has a large covered patio at the back.
- We had lunch on the covered patio to stay out of the sun.
on the patio
1located on a patio
In a place that is on the patio, not inside the building.
- We had drinks on the patio before dinner.
- The kids are playing on the patio, not in the yard.
- Please wait on the patio until your table is ready.
patio door
1large glass door to patio
A big glass door that you use to go from a room inside a house to the patio or garden.
- She opened the patio door to let in some fresh air.
- The dog scratched at the patio door, wanting to come back inside.
- They installed a new sliding patio door last year.
patio furniture
1furniture for use on a patio
Chairs, tables, and other furniture that people use outside on a patio.
- We bought new patio furniture for the summer.
- The patio furniture is made of metal so it can stay outside in the rain.
- She spends her weekends cleaning and painting the patio furniture.
patio heater
1outdoor heater for patio
A machine that makes heat so people can sit outside on a patio when it is cold.
- The restaurant turned on the patio heater when the temperature dropped.
- We need to buy a patio heater if we want to eat outside in autumn.
- Several tall patio heaters were placed around the tables.
patio table
1outdoor table for patio
A table that is made to be used outside on a patio.
- They set the food out on the patio table.
- Our patio table has an umbrella in the middle.
- The glass top of the patio table was covered in dust.