porch

noun

ˈpȯrch 

1

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

2

obsolete : portico

Synonyms of porch

• piazza
• portico
• stoop
• veranda

Examples of porch in a Sentence

The house has a large front porch.

vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch

Recent Examples on the Web

As the procession turned down Martinique Avenue, a stretch of low-slung apartments popular with recent immigrants, residents stepped out onto their porches and balconies. —Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Yankee Stadium has the short porch, Fenway Park has the Green Monster cutting the left-field line down to 310 feet and extending center field to 420. —Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026

The Craftsman bungalow style features handcraftsmanship and natural materials and colors; the houses have wide porches framed by columns that invite lounging. —Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Later, the city endured years of boarding rooms and back-porch bread lines during wartime and the Great Depression. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing porch

• screened porch
• sleeping porch

Rhymes for porch

• scorch
• torch

Kids Definition

porch

noun

ˈpōrch 

ˈpȯrch

: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof