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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024porch /pɔrtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturean outside addition to a building, forming a covered approach or entrance to a doorway.
- Architecturea raised platform on the outside of a building, usually level with a door;
a veranda.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024porch (pôrch, pōrch),USA pronunciation n. - Architecturean exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Architecturea veranda.
- Ancient History, Philosophy the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.
- Architecture[Obs.]a portico.
- Latin porticus porch, portico
- Old French
- Middle English porche 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: porch /pɔːtʃ/ n - a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance
- US Canadian an exterior roofed gallery, often partly enclosed; veranda
Etymology: 13th Century: from French porche, from Latin porticus portico |