booth
noun
[ buːð ]
• a small temporary tent or structure at a market, fair, or exhibition, used for selling goods, providing information, or staging shows.
• an enclosure or compartment that allows privacy or seclusion, for example when voting, broadcasting or recording sound, or making a phone call.
• "he installed a soundproof booth for private phone calls"
Similar:
cubicle,
kiosk,
box,
compartment,
enclosure,
cupboard,
carrel,
cubbyhole,
cabin,
hut,
alcove,
bay,
recess,
• a type of seating, typically in a restaurant or bar, consisting of two high-backed benches with a table between them.
• "they sat down in a booth and waited for a waiter to come over"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘temporary dwelling or shelter’): from Old Norse buth, based on búa ‘dwell’.
