Bible Dictionaries
Porte-Cochere

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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-cochere. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Porte-Cochere'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/porte-cochere.html. 1828.