porch
Americannoun
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an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
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a veranda.
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the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.
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Obsolete. a portico.
noun
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a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance
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an exterior roofed gallery, often partly enclosed; veranda
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Etymology
Origin of porch
1250–1300; Middle English porche < Old French < Latin porticus porch, portico
Vocabulary lists containing porch
Example Sentences
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The final product looks and sounds alarmingly like a paid UPS commercial rather than a genuine explanation for why the Porch Pirates Act is necessary.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025
Los Alamitos 6, Marina 3: Dave Porch finished with three hits for Los Alamitos.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025
Mr Porch died in January 2022, according to an obituary in his old college newsletter.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024
Now that trial put the town billed as “The Porch of the Lowcountry” on the global map, one resident celebrated that she’d never again have to tell someone where Walterboro is located.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Now, then, Odysseus laid him down and slept in luxury under the Porch of Morning, while in his inner chamber Alkinoos retired to rest where his dear consort lay.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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