a porch

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• Porch collapse — or balcony collapse is a phenomenon typically associated witholder multi story apartment buildings that have wooden porch extensions on the frontor rear of the building. The collapses have a number of causes, including overloading due to… …   Wikipedia

• Porch — Porch, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.] 1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• porch — [pôrch] n. [ME porche < OFr < L porticus < porta, gate, entrance, passage: see PORT5] 1. a covered entrance to a building, usually projecting from the wall and having a separate roof 2. an open or enclosed gallery or room on the outside… …   English World dictionary

• Porch Swing in Tupelo — is a song from British pop rock performer Elton John s 2004 album, Peachtree Road . The song talks about Elvis Presley s childhood and upbringing and describes Tupelo, Mississippi. The inspiration for Taupin s lyric came when he visited Tupelo… …   Wikipedia

• porch swing — porch ,swing noun AMERICAN a type of SWING shaped like a BENCH (=long wooden seat for several people) that hangs from the ceiling of a porch …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Porch (or Vestibule, in Architecture) — • A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, found from the fifth century both in the East and the West Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• porch — [po:tʃ US po:rtʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: porche, from Latin porticus, from porta gate ] 1.) BrE an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house or church 2.) AmE a structure built onto the front or back entrance …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• porch — noun count * 1. ) AMERICAN an open area with a floor and a roof, attached to the lower level of a house 2. ) BRITISH a small area covered by a roof at the entrance to a house or other building …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English