porte-cochère
porte-cochère is the alternative form of porte cochère.
Meaning of porte cochère
Noun
porte cochère (plural porte cochères or portes cochères)
- A gateway through which horse carriages pass, often into a courtyard.
- We had admirable Noſes to ſmell out proper Places, and your Houſes with Porte-Cocheres were ſure to have enough of our Company.1708, Mateo Aleman, chapter III, in [anonymous], transl., The Life of Guzman d’Alfarache: Or, The Spanish Rogue. […], volume I, London: […] R. Bonwick, […], →OCLC, part I, book III, page 400
- A porch, or roof without walls over a driveway, next to the entrance of a building which a vehicle can stop in or under to allow passengers to embark or disembark without being affected by bad weather.
- Near-synonym: carport (not always differentiated)
- Synonyms:
- carport
Forms of porte-cochère
| plural | porte-cochères |
|---|---|
| plural | portes-cochères |
Questions about porte-cochère
- What is porte-cochère the alternative form of?
- Porte-cochère is the alternative form of porte cochère.
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