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PORTE-COCHERE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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))
