portico

noun por·ti·co \ ˈpȯr-ti-ˌkō \

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Definition of portico

plural porticoes or porticos

: a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building

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The Ranch’s front portico is littered with board shorts and jerseys, as athletes mingle around and the competition has the air of a family reunion where Slater cuts a patriarchal figure.

— hemal jhaveri, For The Win, "How Kelly Slater took surfing out of the ocean and onto dry land," 3 July 2018
Donald Trump approached from the right, striding down the long portico at the colonial-era Singapore resort.

— foster klug, chicagotribune.com, "Trump and Kim’s 13-second handshake and what it meant to the world," 12 June 2018
Armed with his movie camera, Hill was apparently oblivious to the White House rules and pushed in behind a group of news cameramen to film FDR slowly walking along the mansion’s portico.

— james rogers, Fox News, "Newly-discovered footage offers rare glimpse of FDR walking at the White House," 28 June 2018
For his part, Cantera has floated ideas for compromise, such as inscribing the names of every person buried in the Valley on the exterior portico or displaying the names on a digital screen inside.

— matías costa, Smithsonian, "The Battle Over the Memory of the Spanish Civil War," 28 June 2018
Up a stone stairway and under a portico, the main entrance is on the second floor.

— New York Times, "House Hunting in … Italy," 27 June 2018
Schutze’s skill is apparent in both facades of the house: the entrance front is classically English Palladian with a columned portico and a brace of admittedly fanciful stone urns in niches either side of the entrance door.

— hamish bowles, Vogue, "A Visit to Atlanta's Historic Swan House, Where Whimsy and Chintz Still Reign," 27 Apr. 2018
Walking through the entrance of a grand home decked out with portico and pillars can feel as though the building itself has put on party clothes and is celebrating your visit.

— mary carole mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "The Walters' renovated Mount Vernon mansion is a work of art in itself," 15 June 2018
Entablature, column, podium, portico — her graphic version is stripped of ornament.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "Artist Barbara Kruger turns a bland building into a screaming statement. Time to listen up," 14 June 2018

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