porch

  • 1Porch n — porch n …

    English expressions

  • 2Porch — Porch, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.] 1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within… …

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  • 3Porch — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Porch» Canción de Pearl Jam Álbum Ten Publicación 1991 Grabación …

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  • 4porch — [pôrch] n. [ME porche < OFr < L porticus < porta, gate, entrance, passage: see PORT5] 1. a covered entrance to a building, usually projecting from the wall and having a separate roof 2. an open or enclosed gallery or room on the outside… …

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  • 5porch — [po:tʃ US po:rtʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: porche, from Latin porticus, from porta gate ] 1.) BrE an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house or church 2.) AmE a structure built onto the front or back entrance …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6porch — noun count * 1. ) AMERICAN an open area with a floor and a roof, attached to the lower level of a house 2. ) BRITISH a small area covered by a roof at the entrance to a house or other building …

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  • 7porch — → porche …

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  • 8porch — late 13c., from O.Fr. porche, from L. porticus covered gallery, arcade, from porta gate. The L. word was borrowed directly into O.E. as portic …

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  • 9porch — [n] patio balcony, deck, portico, steps, stoop, veranda; concepts 509,513 …

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  • 10porch — ► NOUN 1) a covered shelter projecting over the entrance of a building. 2) N. Amer. a veranda. ORIGIN Old French porche, from Latin porticus colonnade …

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