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Chicago porches

Chicago porches is the plural of Chicago porch.

Meaning of Chicago porch

Noun

Chicago porch (plural Chicago porches)

  1. A fire escape-like wooden structure affixed to the backside of buildings, particularly in the American city of Chicago.
    • While the family were at dinner a Chicago porch climber secured $39,000 worth of jewelry from the home of Edward T. Jefferey.1904 March 31, “Casualty Insurance”, in The Spectator, volume 40, number 15, page 168

Questions about Chicago porches

What is Chicago porches the plural of?
Chicago porches is the plural of Chicago porch.

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