1
: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
2
obsolete
: portico
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The house has a large front porch.
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The set-up is simple: A Southern belle and her mother wait dutifully on the porch of their plantation for the return of a soldier following the American Civil War.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Or, will some be happy to relax during daily trail rides or to simply chill on the porch?
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Plant container gardens to enjoy vegetables and herbs on porches and patios.
40.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porch. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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porch
noun
ˈpōrch 
ˈpȯrch
: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof
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