alpendre — meaning in English

English meaning

• porch noun A covered structure at the entrance of a building, sometimes with its own roof.
• veranda noun A roofed, open-sided platform or porch attached to the outside of a house.

Senses

alpendre is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• veranda A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]

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