porte cochère
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
porte cochère /ˌpɔːt kɒˈʃɛː/
▶noun
- 1 a covered entrance for vehicles to pass through, leading into a courtyard.
- 2 N. Amer. a porch where vehicles stop to set down passengers.
– origin C17: Fr., lit. ‘coach gateway’.
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