porch

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A covered area at the entrance of a house, often with a roof and sometimes open at the sides.

   He sat on the porch waiting for his friend to arrive.

Common collocations

• front porch Adjective + noun

From Middle English porche, from Old French, from Latin porticus (“portico”). Doublet of portego, portico, and porticus.

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