кры́тая галере́я — meaning in English

English meaning

• cloister noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
• porch noun A covered structure at the entrance of a building, sometimes with its own roof.

Senses

кры́тая галере́я is used for these senses in English:

• cloister A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially:
• 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.

cloister — full definition

1. noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
2. noun A monastery, convent, or similarly secluded religious place — or, more broadly, life lived in one.
3. verb To shut someone away from the outside world, whether by choice or not.

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