portico

[ pawr-ti-koh, pohr- ]
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noun,plural por·ti·coes, por·ti·cos.
  1. a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.

Origin of portico

1
1595–1605; <Italian <Latin porticus porch, portico. See port4

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How to use portico in a sentence

  • Her hand in his, he led her down the steps of the portico, all strewn with white bells of lilies, a carpet of blooming snow.

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  • There is also a library, and the Homereium, a quadrangular portico, which has a temple of Homer and a statue.

British Dictionary definitions for portico

portico

/ (ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ) /


nounplural -coes or -cos
  1. a covered entrance to a building; porch

  2. a covered walkway in the form of a roof supported by columns or pillars, esp one built on to the exterior of a building

Origin of portico

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C17: via Italian from Latin porticus porch

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