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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Porte-cochère

· Porte·-co·chère · IPA
01 n. A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the …
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    A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochère. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door.(Arch.)