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

"Can I drive you into Grenoble, my good Clyffurde?" he asked airily as he paused on the top of the perron steps, waiting for the hackney coach.

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

The perron hall has a length of 186 meters and a width of 168 meters.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

One object of popular veneration was this standard, another was the perron, an emblem of the civic organisation.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth

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