porch

porch

noun \ˈpȯrch\

Definition of PORCH

1

: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof

2

obsolete : portico

Examples of PORCH

1. The house has a large front porch.
2. <vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch>

Origin of PORCH

Middle English porche, from Anglo-French, from Latin porticus portico, from porta gate; akin to Latin portus port — more at ford

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PORCH

Synonyms: gallery [Southern & Midland], lanai, piazza [dialect], stoop, veranda (or verandah)

Related Words: galilee, portico; sleeping porch, solarium, sunporch, sunroom (also sun parlor); porte cochere

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with PORCH

scorch, torch