PORTE COCHERE


Meaning of PORTE COCHERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpȯrt-kō-ˈsher ]

noun

Etymology: French porte cochère, literally, coach door

Date: 1698

1. : a passageway through a building or screen wall designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard

2. : a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway and sheltering those getting in or out of vehicles

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.