porte-co·chère or porte-co·chere (pôrt k -shâr , prt-)n. 1. A carriage entrance leading through a building or wall into an inner courtyard. 2. A roofed structure covering a driveway at the entrance of a building to provide shelter while entering or leaving a vehicle. [French porte cochère : porte, door + cochère, for coaches.] |
porte-cochere [ˌpɔːtkɒˈʃɛə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a large covered entrance for vehicles leading into a courtyard
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a large roof projecting over a drive to shelter travellers entering or leaving vehicles
[from French: carriage entrance, from porte gateway + coche coach]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  porte-cochere - a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyardentrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" |
| 2. | porte-cochere - canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather |
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