porch

porch · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A covered shelter at the entrance to a building.

  2. 2.

    (North American) A roofed platform, often open-sided, attached to the outside of a house.

  3. 3.

    (British) A small enclosed entrance area to a house.

Forms

plural: porches

Related words

See also: deck, entrance, veranda
Synonyms: portico, stoop, veranda

Etymology

From Old French porche, from Latin porticus ("colonnade, arcade"), from porta ("gate").