porte-cochere

or porte-co·chère

[ pawrt-koh-shair, -kuh-, pohrt- ]

/ ˌpɔrt koʊˈʃɛər, -kə-, ˌpoʊrt- /

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noun

(in historical use) a covered carriage entrance leading into a courtyard.

a porch or covered area at the door of a building for sheltering persons entering and leaving vehicles: a porte-cochere for protection in wet weather.

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Origin of porte-cochere

First recorded in 1690–1700; French: literally, “gate for coaches”

Words nearby porte-cochere

Port Coquitlam, portcullis, port de bras, Port du Salut, Porte, porte-cochere, Port Elizabeth, portend, port engineer, portent, portentous

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How to use porte-cochere in a sentence

The identities of generations of people were wiped out in service of the Sublime Porte.
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His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochere.
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The fat, heavy man looked at them for a second, laughed again, and sped through the porte-cochère.
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A half-hour later they were riding under the porte cochere of the inn of the Black Boar.
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They proceeded toward the Porte Saint-Honor, by this time enveloped in clouds of dust and smoke.
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The Porte was likewise under the necessity of using its arms against some tribes which had rebelled in Kurdistan.
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British Dictionary definitions for porte-cochere

porte-cochere

/ (ˌpɔːtkɒˈʃɛə) /

noun

a large covered entrance for vehicles leading into a courtyard

a large roof projecting over a drive to shelter travellers entering or leaving vehicles

Word Origin for porte-cochere

C17: from French: carriage entrance, from porte gateway + coche coach

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