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porte-cochere Definition

porte·-cochere or porte-cochère porte′·-cochère′ (pôrt′kō s̸her′)

noun

  1. a large entrance gateway into a courtyard
  2. a kind of porch roof projecting over a driveway at an entrance, as of a house

Etymology: Fr porte, a gate (see port) + cochère, coach, fem. adj. < coche: see coach

porte-cochere Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • huge: Arriving at Hush's huge logo-emblazoned porte-cochere, the scale of the project becomes immediately clear.