1
: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
2
obsolete
: portico
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Examples of porch in a Sentence
The house has a large front porch.
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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The female victim stumbled out of the home and onto the porch of their next-door neighbor while bleeding profusely.
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 18 May 2024
Photo : Kyle Hardy The home’s main-floor rooms opens to numerous porches and a large terrace.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 18 May 2024
Photo : Kyle Hardy The home’s main-floor rooms opens to numerous porches and a large terrace.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porch. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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porch
noun
ˈpōrch 
ˈpȯrch
: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof
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