portico
noun
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
porticoes
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pluralof portico.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Its White City—a temporary demonstration of the grandeur of classical architecture, with Greek and Roman-style colonnades and porticoes arranged around a lake—had been designed by America’s greatest architects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Dozens of porticoes along the outer walls are bricked in and divided into dark, gated rooms holding saints’ bones and candlelit altars.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
At a meeting in China on Wednesday, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, the U.N. culture agency, inscribed the porticoes on the prestigious list.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Back in Trinidad, we park on a quiet street of red-tiled rooftops and shuttered porticoes, where we’ll sleep later.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018
Everywhere there were statues of lions—on top of pedestals, over doorways, on the porticoes of the largest buildings.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
