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Porte-cochère
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porte cochere
in Western architecture, either of two elements found in large public and private buildings, popular in the Renaissance. A porte cochere, as the ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/97
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Porte-Cochere
In architecture a porte-cochere is a large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochere. The name is also given to a porch over a driveway before an entrance door. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TP.HTM
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porte-cochere
[n] - a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard 2. [n] - canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=porte-cochere
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porte-cochere
a covered entrance to a building into which coaches can be driven
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Porte-cochère
Porte'-co`chère' noun [ French See Port a gate, and Coach .] (Architecture) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-c... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/130
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porte-cochere
noun canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=porte-cochere
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Porte-cochere
• (n.) A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochere. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/porte-cochere/
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Porte-cochère
A porte-cochère (lang, lang "coach gate"; also called a "carriage porch") is the architectural term for a porch- or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage (or motor vehicle) can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porte-cochère
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