Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

showpiece

 noun
     
show‧piece [countable usually singular]
something that an organization, government etc wants people to see, because it is a very good or successful example:
The new stadium is a showpiece for the Greeks.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary