PORTE-COCHERE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does porte-cochere mean? 

• PORTE-COCHERE (noun)
  The noun PORTE-COCHERE has 2 senses:

1. a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard

2. canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles

  Familiarity information: PORTE-COCHERE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PORTE-COCHERE (noun)

Sense 1

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))

Sense 2

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)