Look up: Porte-cochere


  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. porte-cochere
    a covered entrance to a building into which coaches can be driven
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20559

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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/

  8. 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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