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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Porte-cochere \Porte"-co`ch[`e]re"\, n. [F. See Port a gate,
     and Coach.] (Arch.)
     A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a
     building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon
     the passage of the porte-coch[`e]re. Also, a porch over a
     driveway before an entrance door.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Carriage \Car"riage\, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage,
     chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage,
     wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See
     Carry.]
     1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of
              the carriage.                         --1. Sam.
                                                    xvii. 22.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And after those days we took up our carriages and
              went up to Jerusalem.                 --Acts. xxi.
                                                    15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nine days employed in carriage.       --Chapman.
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     3. The price or expense of carrying.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. That which carries of conveys, as:
        (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for
            elegance and comfort.
        (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun
            carriage.
        (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of
            supports some other moving object or part.
        (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or
            supported; as, a bell carriage.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing;
        deportment; personal manners.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His gallant carriage all the rest did grace.
                                                    --Stirling.
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     6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects;
        management.
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              The passage and whole carriage of this action.
                                                    --Shak.
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     Carriage horse, a horse kept for drawing a carriage.
  
     Carriage porch (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion
        covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It
        is intended as a shelter for those who alight from
        vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in
        the United States porte-coch[`e]re.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Porte-cochere \Porte"-co`ch[`e]re"\, n. [F. See Port a gate,
     and Coach.] (Arch.)
     A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a
     building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon
     the passage of the porte-coch[`e]re. Also, a porch over a
     driveway before an entrance door.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Carriage \Car"riage\, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage,
     chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage,
     wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See
     Carry.]
     1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.]
  
              David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of
              the carriage.                         --1. Sam.
                                                    xvii. 22.
  
              And after those days we took up our carriages and
              went up to Jerusalem.                 --Acts. xxi.
                                                    15.
  
     2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.
  
              Nine days employed in carriage.       --Chapman.
  
     3. The price or expense of carrying.
  
     4. That which carries of conveys, as:
        (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for
            elegance and comfort.
        (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun
            carriage.
        (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of
            supports some other moving object or part.
        (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or
            supported; as, a bell carriage.
  
     5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing;
        deportment; personal manners.
  
              His gallant carriage all the rest did grace.
                                                    --Stirling.
  
     6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects;
        management.
  
              The passage and whole carriage of this action.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Carriage horse, a horse kept for drawing a carriage.
  
     Carriage porch (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion
        covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It
        is intended as a shelter for those who alight from
        vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in
        the United States porte-coch[`e]re.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  porte-cochere
       n 1: a carriage entrance passing through a building to an
            enclosed courtyard
       2: canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter
          those getting in and out of vehicles

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  porte-cochere
     n.
     (alternative form of en porte cochère)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  porte-cochere
     n.
     (alternative form of en porte cochère)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  porte-cochere
     n.
     (alternative form of en porte cochère)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  porte-cochere
     n.
     (alternative form of en porte cochère)

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  portecochere /pˈɔːtɪkˌɒtʃə/
  1. konaklarda arabanın girip çıktığı büyük kapı
  2. konak kapısı önünde bulunan arabaya binilip inilen bitişik ve üstü kapalı yer.

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