pórtico — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gantry noun A large overhead framework used to support equipment, signage, or a crane, often spanning a road or railway.
- 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.
Senses
pórtico is used for these senses in English:
- carport A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors. [from 1936]
- gantry A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
- 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.
gantry — full definition
- noun A large overhead framework used to support equipment, signage, or a crane, often spanning a road or railway.
- noun A tall structure used to support and service a rocket before launch.