PORTE-COCHERE


Meaning of PORTE-COCHERE in English

/pawrt'koh shair", -keuh-, pohrt'-/ , n.

1. a covered carriage entrance leading into a courtyard.

2. a porch at the door of a building for sheltering persons entering and leaving carriages.

Also, porte-cochère .

[ 1690-1700; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .