porch /pɔːtʃ $ pɔːrtʃ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: porche, from Latin porticus, from porta 'gate']

1. British English an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house or church

2. American English a structure built onto the front or back entrance of a house, with a floor and a roof but no walls

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porch
noun
ADJ. entrance | church | back, front | north, south, west (= of a church) | pillared, projecting
PORCH + NOUN door, light
PREP. in/on the~ She stood in the porch and rang the doorbell.

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