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porte cochere

 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: porte cochere
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(French: "coach door") Passageway through a building, or gateway in an outer wall, designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard. Such gateways are common features of homes and palaces built in the grand style of Louis XIV and Louis XV. The term also applies to a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway.

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1. Doorway to a house or court, often very grand, to permit wheeled vehicles to enter from the street.

2. Erroneous term for a projecting canopy or porch large enough to admit carriages.

 
 

 

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