porte-cochere

or porte-co·chère

[ pawrt-koh-shair, -kuh-, pohrt- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in historical use) a covered carriage entrance leading into a courtyard.
a porch or covered area at the door of a building for sheltering persons entering and leaving vehicles:
a porte-cochere for protection in wet weather.

porte-cochere

/ ˌpɔːtkɒˈʃɛə /

a large covered entrance for vehicles leading into a courtyard
a large roof projecting over a drive to shelter travellers entering or leaving vehicles

First recorded in 1690–1700; French: literally, “gate for coaches”

C17: from French: carriage entrance, from porte gateway + coche coach

The fat, heavy man looked at them for a second, laughed again, and sped through the porte-cochère.

The house was very small, but perkily pretentious, and they drove under the porte-cochère to alight.

Back she came, so swiftly that she nearly caught Pierre before he could retreat through the porte-cochère.

Suddenly they drove round a corner of a vast white building, and under a porte-cochère.

A gravel drive curved in beneath the new porte-cochère, inviting the wheels of my car to explore.

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