Building that traditionally has an odd number of levels

Usage examples of pagoda.

Their religion is Buddhism, and a conspicuous object in the aouls, or temporary villages which they construct, is the pagoda.

Two nights ago, the same pagoda - or its exact duplicate - had been in the window of the restaurant where Harry had observed Chun Laro!

There was no sign of Chun Laro, nor was the Golden Pagoda in the window.

From the imposing entrance through a double avenue of cryptomeria, among courts, gates, temples, shrines, pagodas, colossal bells of bronze, and lanterns inlaid with gold, you pass through this final court bewildered by magnificence, through golden gates, into the dimness of a golden temple, and there is--simply a black lacquer table with a circular metal mirror upon it.

Vincent watched him curiously as Wang Foo went to a miniature pagoda standing in a corner near the door.

On 26 February, this unit, with supporting fire from Alpha Company, stormed the last stronghold in Gia Hoi, the Cambodian Pagoda across the street from the high school.

The paths tangled around each other, meandering past koi ponds and ornamental waterfalls, encircling pagodas and teahouses.

First of all I unlocked my strong box, and drew therefrom a small sack of gold mohurs, and another of gold pagodas, also sundry family jewels, armlets and necklets of gold, gemmed rings, and other trinkets of price.

This is always the problem of taking the small streets, but today they are repaving Sule Pagoda Road, so we had to go this way.

English law protects equally and sternly the religions of the Indian people, and as the man Passepartout has admitted that he violated the sacred pagoda of Malabar Hill, at Bombay, on the 20th of October, I condemn the said Passepartout to imprisonment for fifteen days and a fine of three hundred pounds.

Chinatown, stared at by surly youths in tight black pants and white T-shirts, passing pagodaed restaurants and record stores with pentatonic music tinkling from their loudspeakers.

In the course of this expedition he dislodged a strong body of the foe posted at Samiaveram, and obliged Chunda Saib to throw a body of troops into a strong fortified temple, or pagoda, upon the river Koleroon, which was immediately invested.

The great Pagoda at Tanjore was of six stories, surmounted by a temple as the seventh, and on this three spires or towers.

An ancient pagoda at Deogur was surmounted by a tower, sustaining the mystic egg and a trident.

The central effect, Monsieur, was that of an undevout pagoda conducting a pas de trois in a sacred edifice, to the accompaniment of increasing whimpers.