PORTE-COCHERE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("porte-cochere" is a kind of...):

canopy (a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather)

Meaning:

A carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("porte-cochere" is a kind of...):

entrance; entranceway; entree; entry; entryway (something that provides access (to get in or get out))