perron

American  

[per-uhn, pe-rawn] / ˈpɛr ən, pɛˈrɔ̃ /

noun

Architecture.

• perrons
  plural

1. an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.

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perron British  

/ ˈpɛrən /

noun

1. an external flight of steps, esp one at the front entrance of a building

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• perrons
  plural

Etymology

Origin of perron

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, Old French, derivative of pierre stone < Latin petra < Greek pétra

Example Sentences

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perron

Coaches and chairs came up to the perron in quick succession now, bearing the adventurers away on this, the first stage of their hazardous expedition.

From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

An hour after dawn that self-same morning the travelling coach of M. le Comte de Cambray was at the perron of the Château de Brestalou.

From The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

At the head of the perron, under the colonnaded portico, other tall men-servants stood in waiting, mute, deferential.

From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

He mounted its perron with the springy confident step of youth; and that same spring and confidence of gait carried him past the usually vigilant porter.

From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Some houses were on a level with the streets, others were approached by a grand perron.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 by Various