porch

/pɔrtʃ/

/pɔtʃ/

Other forms: porches; porched

Definitions of porch

1. noun

   a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
   types:

   back porch

   a porch for the back door

   deck

   a porch that resembles the deck on a ship

   front porch

   a porch for the front door

   portico

   a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area

   stoep, stoop

   small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house

   gallery, veranda, verandah

   a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

   lanai

   a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room

   narthex

   portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church

   sun deck

   an unroofed deck

   type of:

   construction, structure

   a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts