as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building a low-slung Hawaiian beach house with an open-sided lanai to catch the tropical breezes

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Recent Examples of lanai The Rooms All the hotel’s 877 guest rooms and 57 suites have a private lanai (balcony) with views of either the gardens or the ocean. Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025 The spaces are slated to share a 1,300-square-foot lanai. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025 The 7-bedroom, 7-bathroom home also has an exercise facility, theater room, outdoor BBQ lanai, two fire pits, and a 45,000-gallon negative-edge infinity pool with a waterslide and swim-up sunken bar – all situated 30 yards from the 17th tee box of the Plantation Course. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The mansion is designed for entertaining in a big way, from a jaw-dropping lanai to an entertainment suite. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lanai
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porch
Noun
  • Where To Stay In Sunset Beach Hotels With its charming decks and porches, the two-story 14-room Sunset Inn is a dreamy place to stay.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Photos taken after the crash and later shared by the sheriff’s office on Facebook show a hole in a porch area and the remnants of a red and white RC plane, NBC affiliate KNTV reported.
    David Chiu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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