portico — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arcade noun A covered passage or row of shops, often lined with arches, or a venue with coin-operated games.
- gallery noun A room or building used to display works of art.
- loggia noun A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
- porch noun A covered structure at the entrance of a building, sometimes with its own roof.
- portico noun A roofed structure supported by columns, forming a porch at the entrance of a building.
- stoop verb To bend the body forward and down.
Senses
portico is used for these senses in English:
- arcade (architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
- gallery A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
- loggia (architecture) A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
- porch (architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
- portico A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
- stoop (architecture, chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
gallery — full definition
- noun A room or building used to display works of art.
- noun A balcony or raised area of seating in a theater or hall, often the cheapest or highest seats.
- noun A group of spectators, especially at a golf tournament.