noun
1 entrance to a building
ADJECTIVE
▪ entrance ( esp. BrE )
▪ church
▪ back , front
PORCH + NOUN
▪ door , light
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
She stood in the ~ and rang the doorbell.
2 ( AmE ) platform in front of a house
ADJECTIVE
▪ back , front
▪ side
▪ wrap-around
▪ covered
▪ wooden
PORCH + NOUN
▪ step
▪ light
▪ swing
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~
▪
They were sitting out on the ~ in the cool evening air.