porte cochere
noun
porte co·chere
ˌpȯrt-kō-ˈsher 
1
: a passageway through a building or screen wall designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard
2
: a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway and sheltering those getting in or out of vehicles
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Sitting on ocean cliffs, Ocean House is fronted by a porte cochere that leads into a double-height lobby finished with limestone and oak millwork.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
This starts with the private porte cochere, which serves as a peaceful transition point between Midtown and the world of the building.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
The welcome begins at the entry with a grand porte cochere that signals something new.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
The concrete columns form a porte cochere, where owners drive through to a basement garage (spaces are $200,000) and take an elevator straight to their floors, avoiding the neighborhood entirely.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2023
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
This starts with the private porte cochere, which serves as a peaceful transition point between Midtown and the world of the building.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
The welcome begins at the entry with a grand porte cochere that signals something new.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
The concrete columns form a porte cochere, where owners drive through to a basement garage (spaces are $200,000) and take an elevator straight to their floors, avoiding the neighborhood entirely.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for porte cochere
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“Porte cochere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porte%20cochere. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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