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
Other Word Forms
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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Horton-built house in Slidell, La., with a ramp to the porch, a wide doorway and a community pond in the backyard that reminded her husband of his childhood on the bayou.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
He found the damage when he returned home and "luckily it had burned itself out in the porch".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It was during the Covid-19 pandemic, so we sat distanced on her porch to talk.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Daisy must have seen Rowdy and me coming up through our fields because she was standing on the porch when we came walking up.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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