porch

3 definitions • 5 examples

a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building:

For details, see the poster in the church porch.

The front porch held pots of flowers, all looking healthy and strong.

a raised, covered, sometimes partly closed area, often made of wood, on the front or side of a building:

We sat out on the porch to cool off.

A cheer rose from those assembled on the porch of the neighbour's house.

a covered area next to the entrance of a house, sometimes open to the air and sometimes surrounded by a screen (= wire net):

The back porch looks out on our garden.