kiosks

Noun

kiosk (plural kiosks)

1. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
   • I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 143
2. A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
   • Not only has the infamous upgrade gone by the wayside, but cashiers at fast-food restaurants are becoming increasingly uncommon. McDonald's started rolling out ordering kiosks at its US locations in 2015, and the chain hasn't looked back since: by 2020, most of its 14,000 locations will have kiosks...2018 July 26, Hollis Johnson, “We tried the kiosks that analysts say could help McDonald's win back $2.7 billion in sales. Here's the verdict.”, in Business Insider
3. A public telephone booth.
   • "'Course I do. I was in the yard office before I came on here. And you don't need a number for police; you—"
     "That's all right, lad. Slip down into the High Street as quick as you can cut and put that through from the nearest kiosk. Here's a couple of pennies—"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
4. A Turkish garden pavilion.