porches

Noun

porch (plural porches)

1. A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
   • He sat on his porch, waiting for his friend to come over.
2. A portico; a covered walk.
3. The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.
   • By the time he had put on the backpack, McDivitt was ready to let him do more—to stand on the porch at least.2012, Courtney G. Brooks, James M. Grimwood, Loyd S. Swenson, Chariots for Apollo

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