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porch

[pawrch, pohrch]

noun

  1. an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.

  2. a veranda.

  3. the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.

  4. Obsolete.a portico.



porch

/ ɔːʃ /

noun

  1. a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance

  2. an exterior roofed gallery, often partly enclosed; veranda

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • porchless adjective
  • porchlike adjective
  • underporch noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of porch1

1250–1300; Middle English porche < Old French < Latin porticus porch, portico
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Word History and Origins

Origin of porch1

C13: from French porche, from Latin porticus portico
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On his porch stand a boy and a girl he at first mistakes for strangers.

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Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.

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A San Mateo man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly opened fire at an SUV carrying three high school boys who had poured oil over his porch and egged his home, authorities said.

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In the fierce midday heat we found most people snoozing in hammocks, or playing music on their porches.

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Recently, I was sitting with my grandfather on his porch in Texas.

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