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Porch n — porch n … English expressions
Porch — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porch — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Porch» Canción de Pearl Jam Álbum Ten Publicación 1991 Grabación … Wikipedia Español
porch — [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… … English World dictionary
porch — [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
porch — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
porch — 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 … Etymology dictionary
porch — [n] patio balcony, deck, portico, steps, stoop, veranda; concepts 509,513 … New thesaurus
porch — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
porch — porchless, adj. porchlike, adj. /pawrch, pohrch/, n. 1. an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway. 2. a veranda. 3. the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic… … Universalium
