porte-cochere

Noun porte-cochere has 2 senses

• porte-cochere(n = noun.artifact) - a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard;
is a kind of entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway

• porte-cochere(n = noun.artifact) - canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles;
is a kind of canopy