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porchRoofed structure, usually open at front and sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect an entrance. If colonnaded, it may be called a portico. A veranda is typically a long porch surrounded by a railing, often extending along more than one side of a building. Simple porches were exceedingly common in the domestic architecture of Britain and the U.S. from the late 18th century. In Gothic cathedrals the porch was often a small gabled structure projecting from the northern or southern walls of the nave. See also loggia, narthex. porch 1. a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance 2. US and Canadian an exterior roofed gallery, often partly enclosed; veranda How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The arbor idea worked for Walter and Catharina Pieszak of Westlake Village, who trained red roses to grow up and over their arbor to create an entrance to their porchless home. |
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